About Jon Gilliam
Lived 1938 – 2020 (aged 81). Jon Gilliam was an American american football player.
Jon Ray Gilliam (October 22, 1938 – July 2, 2020) was an American college and professional football center who played seven seasons in the American Football League (AFL) from 1962-1968. He played for the 1962 AFL Champion Dallas Texans (in their last season before relocating to Kansas City as the Kansas City Chiefs) and the 1966 AFL Champion Kansas City Chiefs, who went on to face the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, Super Bowl I.
In his rookie season, he was selected for the AFL All-Star Game squad as a linebacker.
He died on July 2, 2020, in Granbury, Texas at age 81.
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Who was Jon Gilliam?
American football player (1938-2020)
When was Jon Gilliam born?
Jon Gilliam was born on 22 October 1938 in Oklahoma City.
When did Jon Gilliam die?
Jon Gilliam died on 2 July 2020.
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Jon Gilliam was an american football player.
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Jon Gilliam was American.
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