Charles O. Gill

Charles Otis Gill (March 4, 1868 – June 2, 1959) was an American Congregationalist clergyman and college football player and coach. With Gifford Pinchot he co-authored two influential books on the state of rural churches in the United States.

Charles O. Gill
Biographical details
Born(1868-03-04)March 4, 1868
Walpole, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 2, 1959(1959-06-02) (aged 91)
Waterford, Vermont, U.S.
Playing career
1885–1889Yale
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1894California
1908New Hampshire
Head coaching record
Overall1–8–2 (.182)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Gill played football at Yale University from 1885 to 1889. He was captain of the Yale team and was on the first College Football All-America Team in 1889. Gill served as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1894, and for the New Hampshire football team in 1908, compiling a career college football coaching record of 1–8–2.

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