Gill, John W., 1898-1997
Person
Biography
John W. Gill grew up in Akron, Michigan and moving to Lansing, Michigan in 1908. He came to Western Michigan University in 1919 after being recruited by Bill Spaulding into sports, and graduating in 1924. At WMU, Gill played baseball, football, and basketball. He was freshman football coach and later head football coach for 11 years from 1942-1953, after which he was assistant athletic director for 16 years.
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Albert C. Johnsen, October 21, 1993
File — Box 3-OralHist, Object: 17
Dates:
October 21, 1993
Oral history interview with Bill Doolittle, August 2, 1989
File — Box 2-OralHist, Object: 7
Dates:
August 2, 1989
Oral history interview with Bud Norris, December 6, 1994
File — Box 4-OralHist, Object: 1
Dates:
December 6, 1994
Oral history interview with Charles Higgins, May 16, 1999
File — Box 2-OralHist, Object: 15
Oral history interview with Don Scott, July 27, 1989
File — Box 5-OralHist, Object: 7
Oral history interview with Dorothy (Waldo) Stapler, November 4, 1989
File — Box 5-OralHist, Object: 3
Dates:
November 4, 1989
Oral history interview with Elizabeth Waldo Thurn, November 18, 1989
File — Box 5-OralHist, Object: 15
Dates:
November 18, 1989
Oral history interview with Fred Decker, November 24, 1993
File — Box 2-OralHist, Object: 4
Dates:
November 24, 1993
Oral history interview with Hal Ray, November 6, 1990
File — Box 4-OralHist, Object: 11
Dates:
November 6, 1990
Oral history interview with J. Towner Smith, May 5, 1989
File — Box 4-OralHist, Object: 12
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- Western Michigan University -- Sports -- History 15
- Coaches (Athletics) 8
- Western Michigan University -- Football -- History 6
- College athletes -- Recruiting 5
- Western Michigan University -- Faculty 5
- Western State Teachers College (Kalamazoo, Mich.) -- Students 5
- Western Michigan University -- Buildings 4
- Coaching (Athletics) 3
- College students -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 3
- College students, Black -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 3
- Track and field athletes 3
- Western Michigan College -- History 3
- Western Michigan University -- Administration 3
- Western Michigan University -- Baseball 3
- Western State Normal School (Kalamazoo, Mich.) -- History 3
- Western State Normal School (Kalamazoo, Mich.) -- Students 3
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Michigan -- Personal narratives 2
- Western Michigan University -- History 2
- Western Michigan University -- Presidents 2
- Western Michigan University. Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation -- History 2
- Western State Teachers College -- History 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American -- Personal narratives 2
- African American fighter pilots 1
- American College Testing Program 1
- College World Series (Baseball) 1
- College athletes 1
- College students -- Drug use 1
- Discrimination in sports 1
- Male college students -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
- Military education -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 -- Personal narratives 1
- Sports -- Information services 1
- Sports in art 1
- Sports teams -- United States -- History 1
- Students -- Political activity 1
- Teachers -- Training of 1
- United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps -- History 1
- Western Michigan College of Education -- History 1
- Western Michigan University -- Basketball 1
- Western Michigan University -- Football 1
- Western Michigan University -- Students 1
- Western Michigan University. Faculty Senate -- History 1
- Western Michigan University. Department of Industrial Education 1
- Western State High School (Kalamazoo, Mich.) -- Students 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1 + ∧ less
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