Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame
Without question, Gill was one of the Eagles’ all-time great defensive ends. He was a two-time all-district choice and earned NAIA second-team All-American honors as a senior in 1977. The opponents averaged just 239.5 yards and 9.5 points against Chadron State that season. He also scored several touchdowns or laid blocks that allowed others to score while playing fullback on the Eagles’ power I formation when they neared the goal line. Gill, who was 6-foot-2, 230 pounds, was so strong and agile that he was almost impossible to knock down while playing either offense or defense. He was living in Kentucky, not far from his home at Athens, Ala., when he died unexpectedly in 1994.
