Sandy Gilliam
American football and baseball coach (1932–2014)
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Roosevelt "Sandy" Gilliam Jr. (1932 – May 16, 2014) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Maryland State College—now known as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore—from 1964 to 1968.[1] A Union, South Carolina native, Gilliam was a scout for the Denver Broncos of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) from 1969 to 1973.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932 |
| Died | (aged 81) Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| ? | Allen |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1954–1963 | Lancaster HS (SC) |
| 1964–1968 | Maryland State |
| Baseball | |
| 1965–1969 | Maryland State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1969 | Maryland State |
| 1969–1973 | Denver Broncos (scout) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–11–2 (college football) 87–17 (high school football) |
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State Hawks (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1964–1968) | |||||||||
| 1964 | Maryland State | 4–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1965 | Maryland State | 5–2 | 5–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Maryland State | 5–3 | 3–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1967 | Maryland State | 5–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1968 | Maryland State | 5–2–1 | 3–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| Maryland State: | 24–11–2 | 20–8–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 24–11–2 | ||||||||
