Willie Harden Gillus (born September 1, 1963) is an American former gridiron football player and coach. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). Gillus served as the head football coach at Norfolk State University from 2003 to 2004. Playing career Gillus played college football at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. As a quarterback, he set various passing records in the history of the football program, and led the Spartans to their only Division II football playoff appearance in 1984. Gillus was a member of the Green Bay Packers during the 1987 NFL season, and then played five seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Coaching career After his playing career was over, Gillus went into coaching in high school football in Surry County, Virginia, during the late 1990s. He later became head football coach at his alma mater, for two years (2003 and 2004), before serving one year as the quarterbacks and running backs coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL in 2005. Gillus was the assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach at Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Head coaching record See also List of Green Bay Packers players References External links 1963 births Living people American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks Elizabeth City State Vikings football coaches Green Bay Packers players Kansas City Chiefs players National Football League replacement players Norfolk State Spartans football coaches Norfolk State Spartans football players Toronto Argonauts players Winnipeg Blue Bombers coaches High school football coaches in Virginia People from Emporia, Virginia Coaches of American football from Virginia Players of American football from Virginia African-American coaches of American football African-American players of American football African-American players of Canadian football 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American sportspeople