Gale Gillingham
[5] His family moved to Little Falls, Minnesota, when he was in high school and he played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, where he was a teammate of future Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Aaron Brown, whom he faced in Super Bowl I. Gillingham was the 13th overall selection of the 1966 NFL draft, and in his rookie season, he alternated as the starter at left guard with veteran Fuzzy Thurston.Gillingham was selected as the inaugural winner of the Forrest Gregg Award for the NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year following the 1970 season.During that campaign, the success of the Packers' offense heavily depended on a strong running attack led by MacArthur Lane and John Brockington.Devine's move failed when Gillingham sustained a season-ending knee injury two games into the regular season, and he was criticized for eventually being a factor in diminishing the team's playoff run.[2] Noted for his brute strength, he was one of the first players in the NFL to use weight training to stay in playing shape during the offseason.