At the beginning of the year GameStop shares were worth $17. But after climbing to $483 last week, the stock s price is falling and was around $53 as of Thursday.
Gill, who was not available for comment, has only given an interview to the Wall Street Journal. He said money from his investments could be used to build an indoor track facility.
“Keith was a storied runner at the College and by all accounts of his coaches and classmates, a fine competitor and a great friend. If he indeed has mentioned ‘giving back’ to the community he grew up in, that would, of course, be a generous and thoughtful thing to do,” Stonehill College spokesman Martin McGovern said in a statement.
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BROCKTON To the world, Keith Gill is the investor who led an online community to buy stock in gaming company GameStop, causing its price to fluctuate greatly and make some people money and others to lose it.
But in the Brockton area, Gill is someone who grew up in the city, found running as a teenager and went on to become a cross-country and track and field star athlete at the college level. The kids all know him by name, said John Fidalgo, coach of Brockton High School s track and field team where Gill competed. The Gill name is everywhere in our locker room and record board.