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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 6, 1890 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 1951 (aged 61) Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1910–1912 | Sewanee |
| Position(s) | End, punter |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1919–1922 | Birmingham–Southern (assistant) |
| 1923 | Howard (AL) (assistant) |
| 1924–1926 | Howard (AL) |
| 1928–1939 | Birmingham–Southern |
| 1940–1941 | Sewanee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 73–65–10 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Dixie (1934, 1937) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× All-Southern (1910, 1911, 1912) Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era. Sewanee All-Time Football Team | |
Jennings Frederick "Sam" "Jenks" Gillem (c. 1890 – November 11, 1951) was an American football player and coach. Gillem played for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South, and was selected All-Southern in 1910, 1911, and 1912. His ability punting the football netted him a spot on an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[1][2] He served as the head football coach at Howard College—now known as Samford University (1924–1926), Birmingham–Southern College (1928–1939), and Sewanee (1940–1941), compiling a career college football record of 73–65–10. Gillem died on November 11, 1951, at a hospital in Gadsden, Alabama, after a long illness.[3] He was 5'9" and 150 pounds.