Running back by committee Nov 18, 2009
It began with the pass-happy genius of Sid Gillman, the original Chargers head coach, widely considered the man who opened up the field of play to all possibilities. Lowe said he remembered being at Chargers camp in La Mesa and seeing Coryell then at San Diego State show up with pen, paper and eyes agog over the X's and O's. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Mark Dantonio Nov 11, 2009
In 2004, he became the first head coach in 23 years to direct a team to a winning season in his first year at UC. Dantonio also became only the second head coach in Cincinnati history (along with Sid Gillman) to take the Bearcats to a bowl game in his first season. The Bearcats' went 7-5 in 2004, including a 5-3 mark in Conference USA to finish second in the league standings, and defeated Marshall (32-14) in the Fort Worth Bowl. (Msuspartans.com)
This Date In Buckeye History Nov 8, 2009
A Carl Cramer pass was deflected by Navy end Larry Smith into the hands of Sid Gillman, who raced to a 35-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Near halftime, Ohio State (4-2) struck again when Mart Varner blocked a Navy punt, which was returned 32 yards by Junius Ferrall for a score. (Bucknuts.com)
Holding down the fort Nov 5, 2009
The Bearcats have reached their highest point ever in the polls and are 8-0 for the first time since the Sid Gillman years ('51 and'54). "It's great for this program, the University of Cincinnati really deserves it," said Collaros. (Cincinnati Sports -- Rivals.com)
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com - Kelly headed to Bristol. I know some of the marketing folks have some wild ideas for Kelly and his "posse" once he's there, but it remains to be seen how much they can pull off. (Cincinnati Sports -- Rivals.com)
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Others come from disciples of Bill Walsh, Sid Gillman, Mouse Davis, Don Coryell, Woody Hayes, etc. Kelly's comes from necessity. (Cincinnati Sports -- Rivals.com)
Ratto: Bay Area - 3 yards in a cloud of yawn Sep 5, 2009
The Raiders were made on the passing game that Sid Gillman bequeathed to Al Davis, and Davis and Gillman were both resources for Bill Walsh when he went to Cincinnati, Stanford and then the 49ers. Cal rolled out a steady stream of quarterbacks going back to Joe Kapp in the late '50s, and Stanford's legacy is even more quarterback dominant. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Coordinator rankings Aug 31, 2009
An offensive staff of Bill Walsh, Sid Gillman and Don Coryell couldn't have done anything with what Chow had to work with. 5. (Illinois Sports -- Rivals.com)
Defense highlights new Hall of Fame class Aug 9, 2009
l Sid Gillman, coach. l Otto Graham, quarterback. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Lamonica's Raiders took pride in wide-open offenses of AFL Jul 21, 2009
" Says Brown, "We felt we had a better league and better ballplayers than the NFL." Davis was a disciple of former San Diego Chargers passing game innovator Sid Gillman, whose coaching tree includes Don Coryell, Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs, John Madden, Chuck Noll and Ernie Zampese. The hiring of Davis as Raiders coach in 1963 transformed a foundering franchise (9-33 in its first three years) into a perennial power. After serving as AFL commissioner in 1966, Davis became managing general partner of... (USA Today -- Sports)
Chargers' days with Al Davis set stage for Raiders rivalry Jul 14, 2009
Under innovative head coach Sid Gillman and a staff that included Chuck Noll, Bum Phillips and, perhaps most telling, Al Davis, San Diego featured a new breed of passing attack that was unheard of in the pre-Kennedy era ... " While the Bills and Oilers gave the Chargers problems in the postseason, their biggest rivals were situated just up the coast in Oakland. Davis' defection to the Raiders in 1963 helped set the stage for a decades-long rivalry. "Sid Gillman created the rivalry," Mix says.... (USA Today -- Sports)
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"'95,'96 and '97 was the first time they had three winning seasons in a row in 14 years. In '96, we beat Miami (OH), Kentucky and Louisville. That was the first time that had ever happened. In '97, we went to the first bowl game since Sid Gillman was there (in the 50s). That group of seniors was a really special group. Each year, the program improved under them.". Correct on all counts. (Cincinnati Sports -- Rivals.com)
The Best of the Best - Part V May 21, 2009
He was a square peg in a round hole: an option quarterback, miscast in the west coast offense (with apologies to Sid Gillman and Bill Walsh). He struggled throwing the football. (IrishEyes.com)
