sentences:  Gill was born into a Ukrainian-American family in the steel-manufacturing center of Campbell, Ohio.He gained early recognition as an athlete at Campbell Memorial High School, where he would eventually be inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame, and was named an All-Ohio football player in his sophomore year by coaches and sportswriters.He was recruited by the University of Tampa, but after less than a year, he chose to return to Ohio, where he served as captain of the then Youngstown College (now Youngstown State University) Penguins.