Joe Kilgrow

Joe Kilgrow
Biographical details
Born(1917-08-30)August 30, 1917
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJuly 21, 1967(1967-07-21) (aged 49)
Alma materUniversity of Alabama
Playing career
1935–1937Alabama
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1938–1939Alabama (freshmen backfield)
1940–1941Mercer (backfield)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

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

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

Main article: 1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Kilgrow was selected a first-team All-American by the International News Service.[2] In 1938, he finished 5th in the Heisman voting. He was drafted in the second round of the 1938 NFL Draft.[3]

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.[4] He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.[5]

References

  1. ^ "All-American Team Selected". Washington C. H. Record-Herald. December 4, 1937. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "INS All-American Grid Selections". Waterloo Daily Courier. December 1, 1937.
  3. ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Joe Kilgrow Dies; Ex-Bama Coach". The Tuscaloosa News. July 21, 1967.
  5. ^ "Joseph Flinn "Joe" Kilgrow".


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