Max Dole Gilfillan (March 22, 1894 – May 24, 1954) was an American college football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas from 1921 to 1923. Gilfillan played football at Texas A&M University from 1914 to 1916.[1]
 Gilfillan, pictured in The Trail, yearbook of Daniel Baker College, 1922 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 22, 1894 St. Johnsbury, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 1954 (aged 60) Tyler, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1916 | Texas A&M |
| Baseball | |
| 1915 | Texas A&M |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1923 | Daniel Baker |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1921–? | Daniel Baker |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–16–1 |
Gilfillan served in the United States Marine Corps in World War I and World War II, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. A native of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, he was wounded in action during World War I.[2] Gilfillan worked in the brick business and was a resident of Tyler, Texas for 28 years, until his death there on May 24, 1954.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Baker Hill Billies (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1923) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Daniel Baker | 3–4–1 | 0–2 | T–8th | |||||
| 1922 | Daniel Baker | 2–6 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1923 | Daniel Baker | 1–6 | 1–5 | 12th | |||||
| Daniel Baker: | 6–16–1 | 3–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–16–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Daniel Baker College Is Building Coggin Memorial". Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas. August 14, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved August 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Three Vermonters On Causality Lists Having 181 Names". Burlington Daily News. Burlington, Vermont. June 14, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Max D. Gilfillan". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. May 26, 1954. p. 20. Retrieved August 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
