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San Diego Chargers head coach Sid Gillman, shown in this 1964 photo, died early Friday, Jan. 3, 2003. Gillman, the Hall of Fame football coach who was one of the masterminds behind the West Coast ...

BIO. Sid Gillman devoted a lifetime to football. He played end for Ohio State and was co-captain of the 1933 team, which had a 7-1 record. In his first coaching assignments, he was an assistant at Denison, Ohio State and Miami of Ohio. In 1944, at age 32, Sid became Miami's head coach, and his career rocketed.

I was fortunate because at the time, the Gillman’s lived at La Costa, in San Diego’s north county. During my research, and then for a few years after, I was able to spend time with Sid and his wife, Esther. It was a very neat time for me. My girlfriend at the time (and now wife), Kym, often came with me. She and Esther would walk through ...

SID GILLMAN, The Oilers: In Houston people play games like name the original astronauts, or name all of the Oilers' head coaches. Sid Gillman, 62, who has been coaching forever, happens to be the eighth. In order, the others were Lou Rymkus, Pop Ivy, Wally Lemm, Sam Baugh, Bones Taylor, Ed Hughes and Bill Peterson.

Sid Gillman is considered by many to be the “Father of the Passing Game.” While Gillman did not invent the forward pass, his views and concepts were years ahead of his time. The principles used by Gillman are still in use today. Bill Walsh, the inventor of the “West Coast Offense” claims his system is based on Gillman’s concepts.

Gillman returned as head coach for the 1971 season but resigned after a disappointing 4-6 start. He would return as head coach of the Houston Oilers and in various functions in the USFL and NFL. Josh Katzowitz's "Sid Gillman: Father of the Passing Game" is an interesting biography of one of football's greatest offensive minds.

Sid Gillman, the only coach the Chargers have had in the 10 years of their existence, agreed wholeheartedly. Gillman is an outspoken admirer of Brown, but he wasn't reconciled to having lost the first Cincinnati game. "Paul is a great coach," Gillman said after the Chargers had gone through their final pregame workout.

Gillman returned as head coach for the 1971 season but resigned after a disappointing 4-6 start. He would return as head coach of the Houston Oilers and in various functions in the USFL and NFL. Josh Katzowitz's "Sid Gillman: Father of the Passing Game" is an interesting biography of one of football's greatest offensive minds.