Don Gillis
Born
August 01, 1922 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
April 23, 2008
Popularity
0.0071
Biography
Donald A. Gillis was a Canadian-born sportscaster who was sports director of Boston's Channel 5 (WHDH-TV and WCVB-TV) from 1962 through 1983. Gillis pioneered the 11 p.m. sports report in Boston, becoming the dean of the city's sports anchors. Famed for calling the 1968 Harvard versus Yale football game.