Joseph Augustus Gillis (April 24, 1896 – December 19, 1967) was an American football player and judge.
.jpg) Joe Gillis (1931) | |||
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| Born: | April 24, 1896 Medford, Massachusetts | ||
| Died: | December 19, 1967 (aged 71) Detroit | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
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| High school: | West Oso (TX) | ||
| College: | Tufts, Detroit | ||
| Position: | Guard, tackle | ||
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Gillis was born in 1896 in Medford, Massachusetts. He began his college education at Tufts University,[1] where he studied medicine.[2] During World War I, he served for 17 months in France with medical units for the Navy, Marines, and Army.[2]
Gillis moved to Detroit after the war to attend law school at the University of Detroit.[3] While attending law school, he played college football and was a member of the 1921 Detroit Titans football team that compiled an 8–1 with its only loss coming against Rose Bowl champion Washington & Jefferson.[4]
Gillis also played professional football as a guard and tackle for the Toledo Maroons in the National Football League (NFL). He appeared in seven NFL games, two as a starter, during the 1923 season.[1]
Gillis served as an assistant attorney general of Michigan from 1928 to 1931. He was appointed as a judge of the Detroit Common Pleas Court in August 1931.[3] He was elevated to the Common Pleas court in 1939.[2] He retired from the bench at the end of 1966 and died of cancer in 1967 at age 71 in Detroit.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Joe Gillis". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Gillis Is Named to Jeffries' Job". The Detroit Free Press. September 16, 1939. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Judgeship To Gordon". The Detroit Free Press. August 14, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Billeting Brings Back 1921 Grid Team Story: Judge Joseph Gillis Ready to Greet 300 Contingent". The Detroit Free Press. September 20, 1931. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former Detroit Judge Dies of Cancer at 71". The Holland Evening Sentinel. December 20, 1967. p. 5.
- ^ "Retired Judge Dies In Detroit". The News-Palladium. December 20, 1967. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.