Cincinnati/Marshall Post Game Report Sep 23, 2007
With the victory over Marshall Saturday evening, the Bearcats managed to start the season by going 4-0 for the first time since the Sid Gillman years. For me, the story of the game was the crowd, all 35,097 of them. (BearcatInsider.com)
Madden: Spying nothing new Sep 14, 2007
Like most people involved in the NFL, John Madden was eager to hear Commissioner Roger Goodell's verdict on Videogate or Cameragate or Tapegate or whatever the latest name is for the spy games conducted by Patriots coach Bill Belichick. And, like most people, Madden believed the penalty would be pretty severe. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Gillman Era Grid Iron Gang Checks In Sep 14, 2007
If UC wins it will be their sixth win in a row, the last time UC had a winning streak that long Sid Gillman was leading the Bearcats to 16 wins in a row spread over the 53 54 seasons. to read the rest of this story. (BearcatInsider.com)
Videogate just latest chapter in long history of NFL spying Sep 13, 2007
None was more so than the late Sid Gillman when he was coaching the Chargers ... None was more so than the late Sid Gillman when he was coaching the Chargers. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Shelmon calls it a win-win situationOffensive coordinator happy he stayed put Sep 9, 2007
He may well have been the next coming of Sid Gillman. But Shelmon knows what he has to offer at this point pales in comparison with Turner's expertise gleaned in 16 seasons calling plays as an NFL coordinator or head coach. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
RedHawk Football Team Set to Battle Minnesota on Saturday, Sept. 8 Sep 5, 2007
Other coaching greats with Miami roots include Bill Arnsparger, Red Blaik, Carm Cozza, Dick Crum, Paul Dietzel, Weeb Ewbank, Sid Gillman, , John McVay, Joe Novak, Ara Parseghian, Larry Smith and Dick Tomey. RALLY TIME: Miami's game-winning touchdown at Ball State marked the sixth time in the 24-game Era that a game was decided in the last two minutes of regulation. (Muredhawks.com)
Moving out of its own set of shadows Sep 5, 2007
Sid Gillman coached there before going on to the NFL. There were big games and big wins through the years, but the program wasn t a player on the national scene. In 2002, the Bearcats won their first conference title since 1964. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Green, ex-mentor set to meet as rivals Aug 22, 2007
"He gets up the field quickly and gets separation. "This is the Sid Gillman offense, the Don Coryell offense, the Dick Vermeil offense. " With wrinkles added in by Saunders and Cameron. Green was an eighth-round draft pick trying to forge a backup career at the Redskins when Vermeil and Saunders linked up at St. Louis in 1999 to organize an explosive offense that needed a quarterback with an intuitive sense of timing and rhythm. Saunders, then a receivers coach, had had experience with Rich... (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Heels hope H-back can aid offense Aug 16, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007. Published: Aug 15, 2007 12:30 AM Modified: Aug 15, 2007 05:55 AM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Fouts remembers Walsh: 'He was a great teacher' Aug 2, 2007
You have to include Sid Gillman, Fouts said. Those three believed in throwing the ball, and they were going against the grain. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
What they're saying: Bill Walsh Aug 1, 2007
" -- Ronnie Lott, Hall of Fame defensive back who played for 49ers from 1981 to 1990 "He and [Al] Davis and Sid Gillman were way ahead of their time when it comes to the passing game. You knew he definitely was well ahead of everyone else. (ESPN -- Football News)
"The Genius" passes away Aug 1, 2007
Walsh learned from Davis, Brown and Sid Gillman and devised an offense that relied on short drops and quick patterns. The slant was a staple, and Rice often turned the simple pattern into touchdowns. (Newsday -- Sports)
TOP OF THE LINE Aug 1, 2007
" Walsh's many coaching charges would reap fruit from their head coach, scripting championship teams and developing Pro Bowl players. They, in turn, spread the bounty far and wide. -- Holmgren, whom Walsh hired in 1986 as the quarterbacks coach and eventually became the offensive coordinator, turned out no fewer than five current or former NFL head coaches under his watch in Green Bay and Seattle: Mike Sherman, Andy Reid, Steve Mariucci, Marty Mornhinweg and Brad Childress. -- Green first joined... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bill Walsh, at 75; 49ers coach won three Super Bowls, transformed football Jul 31, 2007
Coach Walsh built a scheme based on the teachings of Davis, Brown, and Sid Gillman -- and Coach Walsh's own innovations, which included everything from short dropbacks and novel receiving routes to constant repetition of every play in practice. Though originating in Cincinnati, it became known many years later as the West Coast offense, a name that Coach Walsh never liked but that eventually encompassed his offensive philosophy. (Boston Globe)
Opinion: Walsh father of NFLs modern offense Jul 31, 2007
Though Walsh was kidded about wearing the genius label a little too comfortably, he also acknowledged that his "innovations" borrowed heavily from former "geniuses" such as Chicago Bears' assistant and Stanford coach Clark Shaughnessy and college and pro passing game wizard Sid Gillman. The difference may have been in the timing. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Bill Walsh, architect of West Coast Offense, dies Jul 31, 2007
Your Connection to the. " Walsh left the 49ers with a profound case of burnout after his third Super Bowl victory in January 1989, though he later regretted not coaching longer. He spent three years as a broadcaster with NBC before returning to Stanford for three seasons. He then took charge of the 49ers' front office in 1999, helping to rebuild the roster over three seasons. But Walsh gradually cut ties with the 49ers after his hand-picked successor as GM, Terry Donahue, took over in 2001.... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Walsh's ways forever changed game Jul 31, 2007
Before leaving the hotel, I was sitting in my room flipping around the TV dial and I stopped to watch Sid Gillman, the Chargers' coach, on his show, running his game films. He was teaching the game to the viewers at home. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Old School Bearcat - Don McMillan Jul 19, 2007
Coach Sid Gillman took over the program introducing an aggressive passing game ... Considering Don had been a coach himself and played or worked for Ray Nolting, Sid Gillman, and Paul Brown I thought I would get his impression of Coach Kelly and his staff. (BearcatInsider.com)
Force's Plank can coach Jul 13, 2007
Now, I m fairly certain Sid Gillman wasn t dropping fries when he thought, Hmmm, the forward pass. But everybody evolves in their own way. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
ESPN Regional Television and Mid-American Conference Announce College Football Syndication Package Jul 13, 2007
Deromedi joins former great MAC head coaches Sid Gillman, Woody Hayes, Don James, Don Nehlen, Ara Parseghian, Doyt Perry and Bo Schembechler in the Hall of Fame. With the 61,500-seat Soldier Field in Chicago already sold out for the Sept. 1 matchup between Northern Illinois and Iowa, MAC football continues to draw interest at new levels. (Utrockets.com)
Cuban's newest enemy is NFL (Dan Daly) Jun 5, 2007
Something else the UFL might want to think about: In that inaugural season, the AFL had half a dozen future Hall of Famers -- two coaches (Sid Gillman and Hank Stram) and four players (George Blanda, Don Maynard, Ron Mix and Jim Otto). In an eight-team league no less. (Washington Times, DC)
Chalk Talk: the Run-and-Shoot Jun 1, 2007
Even Sid Gillman, who was the first to use a pass-heavy approach, found fault in the run-and-shoot. Im not a run-and-shoot guy, Gillman told the Los Angeles Times in 1990. (BearReport.com)
Youth served among coaches May 24, 2007
Turner replaced 63-year-old Marty Schottenheimer in San Diego, where a history of old coaches includes Sid Gillman, Tommy Prothro, Don Coryell and Bobby Ross. The only new coach this year who is older than the man he replaced is the Atlanta Falcons' Bobby Petrino, eight months older than Jim Mora. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Chalk Talk: West Coast Offense, Part I Apr 26, 2007
Sid Gillman brought class to the AFL, Raiders president Al Davis says of the man under whom he once served ... Zampese and Don Coryell and Sid Gillman. (BearReport.com)
Evolution of an Offense - and Coach (Part II) Feb 15, 2007
Walsh himself had been on Al Davis staff in Oakland, and Davis had been on Sid Gillmans first Chargers staff ... The preferred offense of Shoops next mentor, Norv Turner, represents the other major approach to offense in the NFL, loosely described as a vertical passing game developed by the legendary Sid Gillman. (InsideCarolina.com)
Titans close in on GM Feb 6, 2007
But Adams has not hired a general manager who hadn't worked for his franchise previously since 1973 when he hired Sid Gillman. Reinfeldt was part of the "Luv Ya Blue!" Oilers who lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1978 and 1979 AFC championship games. (USA Today -- Sports)
Tagliabue tops list of 17 Hall finalists Feb 3, 2007
Should Dean, four times selected for the Pro Bowl, be chosen for induction, he would join six others in the Hall who were associated with the Chargers: Lance Alworth, Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner, Ron Mix, Kellen Winslow and coach Sid Gillman. Two of those to be considered by the board, Cleveland guard Gene Hickerson and Detroit tight end Charlie Sanders, are nominees of the Hall's veterans committee. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
The Big Tuna entry smells fishy Jan 26, 2007
Without East Coast lobby, Parcells wouldn't be Hall of Fame material. There are players, coaches and contributors who belong in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and haven't made it. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Minus Chargers and Ravens, Bears have real shot Jan 22, 2007
Bill Walsh, Don Coryell and Sid Gillman didn't have average fourth-and-11 plays. Hooray for Pete Carroll. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Did the Chargers do the right thing by keeping Schottenheimer? Jan 21, 2007
Sid Gillman and Don Coryell never won as many games in three seasons. Yes, his playoff record is horrible at 5-13. (North County Times)
Reaching for the stars Jan 13, 2007
Tom Bass has a coaching history that bridges two Chargers eras, those of the late Sid Gillman and of Don Coryell, both of whom he served under. Bass likens LT to Walter Payton. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Buckeyes have answered bell Jan 6, 2007
He is the first scholarship player from Minnesota to play for the Buckeyes since the legendary Sid Gillman played in Columbus from 1931-33. He is also the son of Joe Laurinaitis, who, a generation ago, was known as professional wrestler "Animal" of the famed "Legion of Doom.". (Boston Globe)
Consistency, and the Walsh Theorem Dec 24, 2006
He expanded Sid Gillman s San Diego system, which theorized that the number of receivers sent out on a play minimized the quarterback s risks of both failure (by increasing his options) and injury (by confusing the defense in such a way that it couldn t pin its ears back and set out after Mr. Quarterback with no thought to the consequences). From Carter and Ken Anderson in Cincinnati, to Dan Fouts in San Diego (who Walsh also helped develop), through his San Francisco legacy, to the host of... (SeahawksInsider.com)
Mark Dantonio Named Michigan State's 24th Head Football Coach Nov 28, 2006
Dantonio 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 in 2004. UC topped Marshall, 32-14, in the Fort Worth Bowl to cap a 7-5 season. (Msuspartans.com)
Where the coaches are, Part 2 Nov 25, 2006
The success of Meyer (who coached at Bowling Green before leaving for Utah), Pinkel, Grobe, Walker and Hoeppner mark the most recent success stories out of the MAC. The MAC has produced a legendary trail of coaching greats including Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, Ara Parseghian, Sid Gillman, Paul Dietzel, John Pont, Don James, Bill Mallory and many others. The well-documented success of the MAC serving as perhaps the best proving ground for young coaches in college football is certainly a... (Michigan State Sports -- Rivals.com)
BO SCHEMBECHLER 1929 - 2006Coach returned Michigan to glory Nov 18, 2006
" Glenn E. Schembechler Jr. -- he became Bo when his younger sister had trouble saying "brother" -- was born in Barberton, Ohio, the son of the town's fire chief, on April 1, 1929. A good athlete, he attended Miami of Ohio, where he played football under the legendary Sid Gillman, then for Hayes after Gillman had moved on. Schembechler later coached under Ara Parseghian at Northwestern, returned to Ohio State as an assistant -- again under Hayes -- then went back to Miami, where he was head... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Names sought for four CISD facilities Oct 17, 2006
Future athletic complex name submissions Names submitted as of Friday for the new athletic complex: Al York, Alan A. Moore, Ann Snyder, CISD Athletic Complex, CISD South County Athletic Center, CISD South County Athletic Complex, CISD South County Natatorium, CISD South County Stadium, CISD Sports Arena, CISD Sports Complex, CISD Tamina Sports Complex, CISD Veterans Memorial Stadium, Conroe ISD Natatorium, Conroe ISD South Montgomery County Sports Complex, Conroe ISD South Stadium, Conroe ISD... (Conroe Courier, TX)
Adjusting to the game Sep 26, 2006
Oakland's offense has its roots with the Sid Gillman system Al Davis learned with the in the early 1960s. In Davis' first year as head coach in 1963, running backs caught 68 passes -- including 30 for a staggering 685 yards (22. (SilverandBlack.com)
Tomorrow's college football schedule: the Magnificent 7 Sep 15, 2006
Red Sox Patriots Celtics Bruins Revolution Colleges High school Others NESN Dirt Dogs Calendar Memorabilia. It's the magnificent 7. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Wins count, not style Sep 14, 2006
Sidebar: Just about everyone I know and don't know, many who cut their molars on the aerodynamics of Sid Gillman and Don Coryell and many who didn't (the latter include two of my three sons) wanted more than the envelope being pulled back. Ease up. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Raiders coaching staff must develop the talent it has Sep 13, 2006
That's Sid Gillman football. But when it was clear the Raiders' offensive line was being manhandled by the Chargers' zone blitz and simple rush, there was no adjustment. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Bearcat Faithful Show Long Term Support Aug 30, 2006
As one of the nations longest running traditions, these Bearcat Faithful have seen and talked about the Cincinnati Bearcats since former Bearcats head football coach Sid Gillman decided there should be a meeting held with those who were interested in the happenings of the many universities sports teams ... The boosters club started way back in the late 40s when Sid Gillman started it. (BearcatInsider.com)
Behind Koetter, Devils develops into national powerhouse Aug 27, 2006
This is, after all, someone who wrote his master's thesis on Brigham Young's offense in the LaVell Edwards era and how it can be traced to Sid Gillman. "I studied everything I could about that," said Koetter, who as a quarterback learned the BYU system while playing at Idaho State. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Shaking off the rust Aug 16, 2006
Shell referred to it as the "Al Davis offense," and Walsh traced its roots back to Sid Gillman. "My roots in this system go back to Sid Gillman, who was the head coach when Al was first coaching with the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960," Walsh said. (SilverandBlack.com)
PiRate Football Preview: The MAC Aug 15, 2006
The Redhawks have produced a whos who of coaches including Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, Ara Parseghian, Paul Brown, Red Blaik, Sid Gillman, Weeb Ewbank, and the recently deceased Randy Walker. Toledo once went undefeated three consecutive seasons, winning 35 games in a row and also finishing in the top 10. (VandyMania.com)
Tears flow in Canton as Aikman, Carson, Madden, Moon, White and Wright enter Hall Aug 6, 2006
Weeb Ewbank, Sid Gillman, Hank Stram, Bud Grant and others. . (USA Today -- Sports)
Carucci: Madden the coach Aug 6, 2006
He coached at a time when some of the all-time greats prowled the sidelines -- Hall of Famers Don Shula, Chuck Noll, Hank Stram, Sid Gillman, Tom Landry, Weeb Ewbank and Bud Grant. "John did what you would call the impossible," Davis said. (NFL.com)
HOF notebook Aug 6, 2006
Weeb Ewbank, Sid Gillman, Hank Stram, Bud Grant and others. " Madden was 32 when Davis hired him, and he left after a decade, went into TV commentating and has become a broadcasting icon. He always has remained loyal to Davis "He stood behind me not only the 10 years I was the head coach, but he stood behind me for the last 40 years," Madden said. "I remember I had the opportunity to induct him into the Hall of Fame. (NFL.com)
Raiders assistant gets votes Aug 2, 2006
" Walsh's system emphasizes power running, which has been lacking in Oakland. Walsh also was influenced by Davis and former Los Angeles Chargers offensive guru Sid Gillman, and he has implemented their vertical passing attacks. Shell had kept in touch with Walsh since their days with the Raiders and had said he would bring Walsh with him if he got a chance to coach again. When Shell was rehired, Walsh was at the news conference. "He knows the system that I love," Shell said. "He knows this... (Sacramento Bee -- Sports)
Raiders glad to see Davis at camp Aug 1, 2006
Shell and Walsh say their system was devised by former San Diego Chargers coach Sid Gillman and modified by Davis, who coached under Gillman in 1960-62 before joining the Raiders. They promise a return to straight-ahead running and downfield passing. (San Jose Mercury News -- Sports)
Raiders' Walsh says game's still the same Jul 31, 2006
In his view, the plays and the players are no different from the time he learned the game under the tutelage of offensive guru Sid Gillman to now. Walsh once drew up schemes for Raiders players such as wide receiver Tim Brown and running backs Bo Jackson and Marcus Allen during his first incarnation as a Raiders assistant (1982-94). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
NFL Head Coach Jun 1, 2006
Without Sid Gillman and his downfield passing attack, you'd be getting the dink and dunk on Sunday afternoons and the NFL might never have taken off in popularity the way it has. In fact, Sid Gillman laid the foundation back in the AFL with the Chargers of what the West Coast Offense is today ... If that isn't enough, it was actually Sid Gillman's idea for the AFL champion to play the NFL champion, a game that eventually became the Super Bowl. (IGN Xbox)
Flutie the last of USFL's link to the NFL (David Elfin) May 19, 2006
George Allen, Fred Biletnikoff, Sid Gillman and Marv Levy, all of whom coached in the USFL, also have busts in Canton. With all the players now retired, it's up to Carolina coach John Fox and front office bosses Rod Graves of Arizona, Bill Polian of Indianapolis, Carl Peterson of Kansas City, Charley Armey of St. Louis, A.J. Smith of San Diego, Tim Ruskell of Seattle, Bruce Allen of Tampa Bay and Buffalo's Levy to keep memories of the USFL alive. (Washington Times)
Former Virginia Head Football Coach George Blackburn Dies May 17, 2006
" Blackburn was also the head football coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (1948) and Cincinnati (1955-60) during his coaching career. His Miami University team compiled a 7-1-1 record and won the Mid-American Conference Championship. He held assistant coaching positions at Miami University, Cincinnati and Army. Blackburn was an assistant under Bill Elias for one season at Virginia before being named head coach in 1965. He served as an assistant under Sid Gillman at Miami University and... (Virginiasports.com)
