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[[File:1939 Jenks Gillem.jpg|right|thumb|Jenks Gillem in 1939]]
'''Jennings F. "Jenks" Gillem''' (born c. [[1891]]) was the head football coach at [[Howard College]] and [[Birmingham-Southern College]].

Gillem was an All-[[SEC]] player at The University of South (Sewanee) in Tennessee during the 1910-1913 seasons.

From [[1924]] to [[1926]], he led Howard to a 15-12-2 record. He then coached at BSC from [[1928]] until the program folded in [[1939]], amassing a record of 51-43-8 in 12 seasons, making him the winningest coach at BSC.

Gillem returned to his alma mater to coach Sewanee during the [[1940]] and [[1941]] seasons.

Gillem was a charter member of The American Legion, a national Veteran's group, and also a charter member of the [[Birmingham Exchange Club]].  He was married to the former [[Florence Gillem|Florence Coffin]], daughter of businessman [[Harry Welles Coffin]].

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  before=[[Harris G. Cope]]|
  title=[[Samford University|Howard College Head Football Coach]] |
  years=[[1924]] - [[1926]]  |
  after=[[Chet Dillon]]
}}
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  before=[[Red Drew]]|
  title=[[Birmingham-Southern College|BSC Panthers Head Football Coach]] |
  years=[[1928]] - [[1939]]  |
  after=[[Joey Jones]] (2007)
}}
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==References==
*Cruikshank, George M. (1920) "Birmingham and Its Environs. Vol II." Chicago: The Lewis Co. 231-232.

==External links==
*[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/ohiovalley/samford/yearly_results.php?year=1925 Jenks record at Howard College]

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[[Category:1891 births]]
[[Category:Football players]]
[[Category:World War I veterans]]
[[Category:BSC Panthers football coaches]]
[[Category:Samford Bulldogs football coaches]]