No. 5 | |
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Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Emporia, Virginia, U.S. | September 1, 1963
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Norfolk State |
Undrafted: | 1986 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Willie Harden Gillus (born September 1, 1963) is an American former gridiron football player and coach. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). Gillus served as the head football coach at Norfolk State University from 2003 to 2004.
Gillus played college football at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. [1] As a quarterback, he set various passing records in the history of the football program, and led the Spartans to their only Division II football playoff appearance in 1984.
Gillus was a member of the Green Bay Packers during the 1987 NFL season, and then played five seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). [2] [3]
After his playing career was over, Gillus went into coaching in high school football in Surry County, Virginia, during the late 1990s. He later became head football coach at his alma mater, for two years (2003 and 2004), before serving one year as the quarterbacks and running backs coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL in 2005. Gillus was the assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach at Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Norfolk State Spartans (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2003–2004) | |||||||||
2003 | Norfolk State | 1–11 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
2004 | Norfolk State | 1–8 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
Norfolk State: | 2–19 | 1–14 | |||||||
Total: | 2–19 |
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