Horse Gillium

Charles Reed "Horse" Gillium


Born:
May 2, 1905
New Castle, PA

Died:
August 10, 1935
Shenango, PA


Career
1920-21 Montgomery High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1921-22 Montgomery High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1922-23 New Castle Five (AAU)
1923-24 New Castle Five (AAU)
1924-25 New Castle Five (AAU)
1925-26 Grove City - Pennsylvania (College)
1926-27 Grove City - Pennsylvania (College)
1927-28 Grove City - Pennsylvania (College)
1928-29 Syracuse All-Americans (Independent)
1928-29 Vic Hanson All-Stars Independent)
1928-29 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1929-30 Syracuse All-Americans (ABL)
1929-30 Dayton Kellys (NPBL)
1930-31 Toledo Red Men (ABL)
1930-31 Chicago Bruins (ABL)
1930-31 Dayton Kellys (Independent)


Born to Charles and Susanna Gillium, "Horse" was a very popular player around Pennsylvania and New York. Gilliam contracted pulmonary tuberclosis and was only 30 years old when he died in 1935.

He had not married.


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Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/chuck-gillium/