6/24/62 – TIMMINS ONT. CANADA. – Carlton (Cookie) Gilchrist, 246 lb. Buffalo Bills fullback is set to jump from helicopter to stake a claim in the Ontario bush country 300 miles north of Toronto. Gilchrist shown 6/12 hopes the prospecting will lead to a financial bonanza. UPI TELEPHOTO
I get a kick out of reading about this guy ! ! !
The above scenario looks like something out of an episode of “The Rockford Files”–except for the fact that “Rockford” didn’t hit the airwaves until the ’70’s. I can see it, though–some kind of land investment scheme goes awry, and Rockford and Gilchrist team up to save the day.
I don’t know what kind of acting adventures Cookie may have pursued, but he would have been good.
read the story in the archives from March 27, 2013 that relates to this photo
You wrote a good article there, with a number of Cookie recollections. I definitely remember it, and I’ve enjoyed re-reading it.
I didn’t immediately realize the connection between the March 27th write-up and the photo above.
Yes, excellent article Mr. Steidel. Gilchrist is one of my all time favorite AFL players.
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