Joseph Flinn Kilgrow (August 30, 1917 – July 21, 1967) was a college football player and coach.

Early years

Kilgrow was born August 30, 1917, in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended Sidney Lanier High School.

Joe Kilgrow

University of Alabama

Kilgrow was a prominent halfback for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama.

Joe Kilgrow

1937

Kilgrow was selected a first-team All-American by the International News Service . In 1938 he finished 5th in the Heisman voting. He was drafted in the second round of the 1938 NFL Draft.

Joe Kilgrow

Coaching career

He coached the backfield of the freshman team at his alma mater and the varsity backfield at Mercer before his career was interrupted by the war. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.

References

1917 births

1967 deaths

All-American college football players

American football halfbacks

Alabama Crimson Tide football players

Alabama Crimson Tide football coaches

Mercer Bears football coaches

Players of American football from Montgomery, Alabama

Sportspeople from Montgomery, Alabama