Hank Gillo

Henry Charles Gillo (October 5, 1894 – September 6, 1948) was a professional football player for the Hammond Pros, Racine Legion, and Milwaukee Badgers from 1920 to 1926. In 1920, Gillo also served as head coach of the Pros. He played at the collegiate level at Colgate University. His style of play earned him the nickname Hank 'Line Plunging' Gillo.

Hank Gillo

Date of birth	October 5, 1894
Place of birth	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of death	September 6, 1948(1948-09-06) (aged 53)
Place of death	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career information
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
US college	Colgate
Career history
As coach
1920	Hammond Pros
As player
1920–1921	Hammond Pros
1922–1924	Racine Legion
1925	Milwaukee Badgers
1926	Racine Tornadoes
Career highlights and awards
Collyer's First-team All-Pro (1923) Third-team All-American (1919)
Career stats
Coaching stats at Pro Football Reference
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	U.S. Army
Years of service	1918-1919
Battles / wars	World War I

Biography

Gillo was born Henry Charles Gillo on October 5, 1894, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gillo played at Colgate from 1915 to 1917, and 1919. He was voted captain for the 1918 team but was serving in France in World War I (there was no football at Colgate in 1918). After his collegiate career he led the NFL in scoring in 1922 with 52 points. In 1923 he was a Collyer's First-team All-Pro. He held the NFL record for longest field goal with a 55, 56, or 57 yard kick against the Packers in 1922. When he returned to Milwaukee he married Eva Shead, his high school girlfriend. He spent 21 years as a teacher in a prep school in Milwaukee and was the head of the biology department at the time of his death. Gillo died of a heart attack on September 6, 1948.