Frank Gilliam Obituary

Frank Gilliam was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He later played professionally for several seasons in the Canadian Football League.

After his playing career, he was an assistant coach for Iowa. He was a member of the University of Iowa’s all-time football team.

Gilliam left to play for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League for three seasons from 1957-1959. After retiring from professional football, he was a teacher for a few years before becoming an assistant coach to Jerry Burns at the University of Iowa from 1966-1970.

Gilliam then joined the Minnesota Vikings, where he was a scout and personnel man for over 36 years. In 1989, Iowa fans selected an all-time University of Iowa football team during the 100th-anniversary celebration of Iowa football, and Frank Gilliam was selected as a starting end.