Sid Gillman
Football Player
American football player, coach, executive, and innovator who pioneered deep downfield passes.
He would take football clips home to study when he worked as a movie-theater usher.
He became the first coach in the history of American football to be inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He fathered three daughters, Lyle, Bobbie Korbin, and Terry, as well as a son, Tom, with his wife Esther Berg.
He and quarterback Joe Namath both spent one season playing for the Rams.