William Jennings Gardner

William Jennings Gardner
Born:(1884-01-23)January 23, 1884
North Dakota, U.S.
Died:June 15, 1965(1965-06-15) (aged 81)
Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Fullback, end, tackle
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
CollegeCarlisle
Career history
As player
1904–1907Carlisle
Career highlights and awards
Military career
AllegianceUnited States United States
Service / branchUnited States Army seal U.S. Army
Years of service1917–1919
Battles / warsWorld War I: Western Front

William Jennings Gardner (January 23, 1884 – June 15, 1965) was an American football player, coach, and law-enforcement agent. While working as a Prohibition agent in Chicago, Illinois, Gardner served with Eliot Ness's "Untouchables," a group of hand-picked federal agents who, from 1930 to 1932, sought to put an end to Al Capone's illegal empire. Although Gardner was only involved with the group for a short period of time, he would be prominently mentioned in Ness's memoir of the investigation, The Untouchables, and inspire a recurring character in the 1959 television series based upon that book.[1]: 317, 319–321, 326, 328–329 [2][3]: 16, 98–99 

  1. ^ Collins, Max Allan; Schwartz, A. Brad (2018). Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago (1st ed.). New York: William Morrow. ISBN 978-0-06-244194-2.
  2. ^ Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, The Untouchables, (New York: Julian Messner, 1957).
  3. ^ Tucker, Kenneth (2012). Eliot Ness and the Untouchables: The Historical Reality and the Film and Television Depictions (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-449965.