Theodore I. Gilmore (born March 21, 1967) is an

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coach and former player. He was most recently the tight ends coach at

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...

. While Gilmore has coached tight ends previously at the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital ...

in 2000, most of his coaching experience has been as a wide receivers coach, coaching the position at seven different schools and with the

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of the NFL.

Early life

Gilmore was born in

Wichita, Kansas Wichita ( ) is the List of cities in Kansas, most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397, ...

on March 21, 1967, and graduated from

Wichita South High School Wichita South High School, known locally as South, is a public secondary school in Wichita, Kansas. It is operated by Wichita USD 259 school district and serves students in grades 9 to 12. It is also known as Wichita High School South. The schoo ...

, where he lettered in football,

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and track.

Playing career

Gilmore's college playing career began in 1986 at the

Butler Community College Butler Community College (BCC) is a public community college in El Dorado, Kansas. History In 1927, El Dorado Junior College was founded. The college name has evolved over the years: Butler County Junior College, Butler County Community Junior ...

, where he played

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, after the conclusion of his high school career at Wichita South. He transferred to the

University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming (UW) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, ...

after two years, earning second-team All-

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honors in his senior year. Two years later, in 1991, he completed his

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at Wyoming.

Coaching career

Gilmore began his coaching career in 1994 at his alma mater, Wyoming, as a

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under

Joe Tiller Joseph Henry Tiller (December 7, 1942 – September 30, 2017) was an American football offensive lineman and coach. He served as the head coach of the Calgary Stampeders as an interim head coach in 1976, University of Wyoming from 1991 to 1996, ...

. He worked with the

tight end The tight end (TE) is an offense (sports), offensive position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football. It is a hybrid that combines the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a receiver (football), receiv ...

s and

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s, including two-time

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and

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winner Marcus Harris. In 1997, Gilmore was promoted to wide receivers coach, and served another two years at Wyoming. Gilmore spent 1999 as the tight ends coach at the

, and the following year served as tight ends coach at the

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, before rejoining Tiller at

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as wide receivers coach in 2001. Gilmore coached all-time

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reception leader

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as well as

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all-time career receptions leader

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. In 2003, Gilmore was hired by the

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, again as wide receivers coach, and worked alongside

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, with whom he would later work with at the

University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska, NU, or UNL) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the M ...

. While at Colorado, Gilmore coached all-

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and future

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receiver D. J. Hackett to a school record 78 receptions as a senior. Gilmore was hired at the

in 2005 by head coach Bill Callahan. He served as the wide receivers coach, while also serving as the staff's recruiting coordinator. Under Gilmore's tutelage, receivers Terrance Nunn and

Maurice Purify Maurice "Mo" Purify (born January 17, 1986) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is currently the wide receivers coach for College of the Redwoods. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2008. ...

finished ranked as the No. 2 and No. 5 career receivers at Nebraska, with Nunn finishing just seven yards short of the all-time school record held by

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and Purify finishing just short of the school's all-time receptions record. In 2007, the Nebraska receivers helped the team to a No. 8 national ranking in passing offense and a No. 11 ranking in total offense. At the conclusion of the 2007 season, Gilmore was retained in his previous duties by new Nebraska head coach

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while also being promoted to assistant head coach. After the 2010 season Pellini did not renew his Gilmore's contract. On February 24, 2011, Gilmore was named wide receivers coach at the

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(USC). In 2011, Gilmore was named Wide Receivers Coach of the Year by FootballScoop. In February 2012, Gilmore was hired by new

coach Dennis Allen as wide receivers coach.

References

External links

Colorado profile

Nebraska profile

USC profile

Wisconsin profile

Michigan State profile
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