Rod Gillott is entering his first season as the assistant softball coach at Oakwood University.

COACHING CAREER
Gillott  coached softball and football  for a number of years in north Alabama.
He started the softball program at Danville, his alma mater, serving as head coach from 1998-2004. He later served as head coach at  Decaur Heritage from 2005 through 2015 before going back to Danville as the head coach from 2016-2022.

Gillott was an assistant football coach at Danville from 1984-1992. He was Defensive Coordinator at Decatur Heritage from 2002-2008.

PLAYING CAREER
Gillott was a 3-sport  star at Danville, where he played football, basketball and  baseball. He earned several All-Area and All-Region honors during his career.

FAMILY
Gillott is the proud father  of one daughter, Erin Jade Wright.