Temple University Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Gillespie, Mike
Jersey Number 28
Mike Gillespie
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Glassboro, N.J.
- High School:
- Glassboro
Bio
2015 (Freshman): Joined team in fall as a walk-on ... did not see game action and redshirted.
High School: 3-year letterwinner for coach Greg Maccarone at Glassboro High School in the Diamond Division of the West Jersey Football League … played quarterback, defensive back, and wide receiver … team won Group 1 South Jersey titles in 2010 and 2011 … had 18 tackles, two interceptions and three passes broken up in five games at defensive back as a sophomore … played quarterback junior and senior year, accumulating 2,500 yards of offense, 18 touchdowns, and a 68% completion rate …named 2012-2013 offensive MVP and second team all-South Jersey … also ran track and played basketball.
Prep School: Played for coach James Perry at The Kiski School in Saltsburg, PA … quarterbacked team to first winning record in a decade ... finished season with 1,150 yards passing, 420 yards rushing, and 14 total touchdowns.
Personal: Born Michael Sharif Gillespie on 6/21/95 in Camden, NJ…parents are Michael and Cherie Tribble Gillespie…cousins with fellow Owl Hassan Reddick…has a dog named Zeus…favorites include the Philadelphia Eagles (football team), Madden (video game), The New Jim Crow (book)…passionate about theatre and creative writing…volunteers at his church Word on the Street Ministries…volunteers with the Red Cross, soup kitchens, and the Ronald McDonald House…political science major, interested in being a corporate lawyer.
High School: 3-year letterwinner for coach Greg Maccarone at Glassboro High School in the Diamond Division of the West Jersey Football League … played quarterback, defensive back, and wide receiver … team won Group 1 South Jersey titles in 2010 and 2011 … had 18 tackles, two interceptions and three passes broken up in five games at defensive back as a sophomore … played quarterback junior and senior year, accumulating 2,500 yards of offense, 18 touchdowns, and a 68% completion rate …named 2012-2013 offensive MVP and second team all-South Jersey … also ran track and played basketball.
Prep School: Played for coach James Perry at The Kiski School in Saltsburg, PA … quarterbacked team to first winning record in a decade ... finished season with 1,150 yards passing, 420 yards rushing, and 14 total touchdowns.
Personal: Born Michael Sharif Gillespie on 6/21/95 in Camden, NJ…parents are Michael and Cherie Tribble Gillespie…cousins with fellow Owl Hassan Reddick…has a dog named Zeus…favorites include the Philadelphia Eagles (football team), Madden (video game), The New Jim Crow (book)…passionate about theatre and creative writing…volunteers at his church Word on the Street Ministries…volunteers with the Red Cross, soup kitchens, and the Ronald McDonald House…political science major, interested in being a corporate lawyer.
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