Gil Peterson (American football)
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Plattsmouth, Nebraska, U.S.
Dade City, Florida, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1930 Plattsmouth, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 2016 (aged 86) Dade City, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1949 | Napa |
| 1950 | Omaha |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954–1959 | Huron (line) |
| 1960–1969 | Huron |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1970 | Huron |
| 1970–1994 | Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–40–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SDIC (1960, 1964) | |
Gil Peterson (February 25, 1930 – June 17, 2016) was an American football and coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Huron College—later known as Huron University—in Huron, South Dakota from 1960 to 1969. Peterson was the athletic director at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois from 1970 to 1994.
Peterson was born on February 25, 1930, in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He attended Plattsmouth High School and the University of Omaha—now known as the University of Nebraska Omaha. Peterson died on June 17, 2016, in Dade City, Florida.[1]
Peterson played football as a tackle at Napa Junior College—now known as Napa Valley College–in 1949 and at Omaha in 1950.[2] He signed a contract with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1952.[3] Peterson served as line coach at Huron College from 1954 until he was promoted to head football coach in 1960.[4] Peterson was also the athletic director at Huron before leaving for Western Illinois in 1970.[5]
