| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1915-01-05)January 5, 1915 Placentia, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 2006(2006-04-12) (aged 91) Anaheim, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1932–1936 | USC |
| 1937 | New York Yankees (AFL) |
| 1940 | Hollywood Bears |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1938 | Glendale (CA) |
| 1943 | Lowry Field |
| 1956 | San Diego |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Second-team All-PCC (1936) | |
Gilbert James Kuhn (January 5, 1915 – April 12, 2006) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the USC Trojans under head coach Howard Jones and was selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL) in the 1937 NFL draft.
Kuhn served as head coach of the 1943 Lowry Field Bombers football team. He was the head football coach at the University of San Diego in 1956.
Kuhn died from heart failure, on April 12, 2006.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry Field Bombers (Independent) (1943) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Lowry Field | 1–3 | |||||||
| Lowry Field: | 1–3 | ||||||||
| San Diego Pioneers (Independent) (1956) | |||||||||
| 1956 | San Diego | 2–3 | |||||||
| San Diego: | 1–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–6 | ||||||||
References
- "Gilbert Kuhn". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- "Brooklyn Tigers Drafts". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- "Service Teams Clash In Grid Opener". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. International News Service. September 6, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
.
- "Gil Kuhn, captain of 1936 USC football team, dies at 91". ocregister.com. April 22, 2006. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
| Glendale Vaqueros head football coaches | |
|---|---|
|
| San Diego Toreros head football coaches | |
|---|---|
# denotes interim head coach |
 | This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 1915 births
- 2006 deaths
- American football centers
- Glendale Vaqueros football coaches
- Lowry Field Bombers football coaches
- New York Yankees (1936 AFL) players
- San Diego Toreros athletic directors
- San Diego Toreros football coaches
- USC Trojans football players
- People from Placentia, California
- Players of American football from Orange County, California
- Coaches of American football from California
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1950s stubs