Gilbert Lea (December 16, 1912 – May 4, 2008) was an American football player, advertising executive and publisher.
[1] His father was Langdon "Biffy" Lea, one of the greatest football players in the history of Princeton University — a three time consensus All-American tackle who went on to be a head football coach at Princeton and the University of Michigan.
At St. Paul's Lea was captain of the football team and received the Gordon Medal as the school's best all-around athlete.
He played at the end position for Princeton teams coached by College Football Hall of Famer Fritz Crisler.
[3][4][5] During World War II, Lea served in the U.S. Army as an artillery instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and then with the 13th Armored Division.