Joe Kilgrow

Joseph Flinn "Joe" Kilgrow (August 30, 1917 – July 21, 1967) was a college football player and coach.

Joe Kilgrow
Biographical details
Born(1917-08-30)August 30, 1917
Montgomery, Alabama
DiedJuly 21, 1967(1967-07-21) (aged 49)
Alma materUniversity of Alabama
Playing career
19351937Alabama
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19381939Alabama (freshmen backfield)
19401941Mercer (backfield)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-SEC (1937)
All-American
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

Early years

Kilgrow was born August 30, 1917 in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended Sidney Lanier High School.

University of Alabama

Kilgrow was a prominent halfback for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama.[1]

1937

Kilgrow was selected a first-team All-American by the International News Service.[2]

Coaching career

He coached the backfield of the freshman team at his alma mater and the varsity backfield at Mercer before his career was interrupted by the war.[3] He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.[4]

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References

  1. "All-American Team Selected". Washington C. H. Record-Herald. December 4, 1937. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "INS All-American Grid Selections". Waterloo Daily Courier. December 1, 1937.
  3. "Joe Kilgrow Dies; Ex-Bama Coach". The Tuscaloosa News. July 21, 1967.
  4. "Joseph Flinn "Joe" Kilgrow".


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