Jack Gillooly has lived a remarkable life. Born in September 1920, he is the oldest living former Navy football player at 104-years-old. He is a decorated veteran, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, and on Saturday when his Midshipmen take on Army in America’s Game, he’ll be reminded of his time as a two-way tackle in two of the most unique iterations of the rivalry on record.
His journey started in 1940 while at a junior college in West Virginia. A friend of his football coach at the time had an ask: do you have anyone who can do a little arithmetic and also play football? Gillooly’s name was passed on to Edgar
How 104-year-old Navy veteran Jack Gillooly still lives by the words ‘Beat Army’
