“I go back to Francis Schmidt. Francis Schmidt was the Ohio State coach...” — Sid Gillman Quote

“I go back to Francis Schmidt. Francis Schmidt was the Ohio State coach who hired me.”

“I tape every game I can get my hands on. Every game that's on TV, I tape it. My daughter, Terry Hill, lives in Eureka, and she has a satellite dish, so she tapes what I can't get. I try to keep up with what everybody is doing, so if the phone rings, I'll be ready.”

“That was part of coaching: to teach your receivers how to get free.”

“I keep thinking I'll enjoy suspense novels, and sometimes I do. I've read about 20 Dick Francis novels.”

“I like people like Andre Malraux, Edmund Wilson, Willa Cather, Robert Graves, Erik Erikson, and Francis Steegmuller.”

“I think the Lord's Prayer is a very powerful prayer. And the prayer of St. Francis.”