Education
University of Pennsylvania.
University of Pennsylvania.
He is currently the head coach at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, a position he had held since the 2004 season. Prior to taking the head coaching position at Holy Cross, Gilmore served as an assistant at Penn, Columbia University, Dartmouth College and Lehigh University. Gilmore also played one season for the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League.
Gilmore was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Irish born parents.
Jack Gilmore & Sarah "Sadie" Boyce Gilmore. He attended Street Bartholomew Parish grade school and then Northeast Catholic High School for boys.
At North he was a 1st team All-Catholic in football and wrestling. He was a 1982 North Catholic graduate and was inducted into that school"s Alumni Hall of Fame in April, 2014.
He was also named team captain in 1985 and was a 2 time All-Ivy League defensive lineman.
He was also an Academic All-American while at Penn and set the school record for sacks and tackles for loss. An Academic All-American at the University of Pennsylvania, Gilmore graduated in 1986 with a bachelor"s degree in computer mathematics.