Turner Gill

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Turner Gill (born August 13, 1962, in Fort Worth, Texas) is the head football coach at the University at Buffalo and is one of the few African-American head coaches in college football. He was the Green Bay Packers Director of Player Development and an offensive assistant coach through December 2005. As a quarterback at the University of Nebraska, Gill led the team to a 28-2 record is his three years as a starter, and in 1983 was a Heisman Trophy finalist. After graduating, Gill spent two years as the starting quarterback for the Canadian Football League's Montreal Concordes before retiring. In 1989, Gill began his coaching career at his alma mater, serving one year as a graduate assistant coach. After spending a season each at North Texas University and Southern Methodist University, Gill returned once again to Nebraska, where he coached quarterbacks from 1992-2003 and wide receivers in 2004. Gill served as position coach for two first team All-Americans, Tommie Frazier and Eric Crouch, with Crouch also earning the Heisman Trophy under Gill's tutelage. The Cornhuskers earned three national championships in Gill's time as an assistant there. In 2005, Gill was hired by the Packers to help players become acclimated to playing professional football in Green Bay and to direct players to resources concerning community involvement, continuing education, financial management, and retirement planning. He also serves as an assistant wide receivers coach. The University at Buffalo hired Gill in December 2005.

Buffalo Bulls Coaches past- Jim Hofher Present Turner Gill

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