Jim Gibbons (football player)
- Jim Gibbons (football player)
NFL player
Name =Jim Gibbons
Caption=
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1936|09|26
Birthplace= Chicago, Illinois
Height_ft=6
Height_in=3
Weight_lbs=220
Position=Tight End
College=Iowa
DraftedYear=1958
DraftedRound=6 / Pick 61
(By the Cleveland Browns)
Stats=y
PFR=GibbJi00
DatabaseFootball=GIBBOJIM01
years=1958-1968
teams=Detroit Lions
ProBowls=3
Jim Gibbons (born September 26, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football tight end for the Detroit Lions (1958-1968). He attended the University of Iowa.
Professional career
A college teammate of Alex Karras at Iowa, came along with the 'Mad Duck' to Detroit as part of the Lions’ 1958 NFL Draft. Drafted in the sixth round by the Cleveland Browns the 6-3, 220 pound tight end was traded immediately to the Lions… He would become one of the Lions’ best offensive stars during the next decade. He would earn Pro Bowl honors three-times during his career, after the 1960, 1961, and 1964 seasons. He had a career year in 1964, earning Lion MVP honors, catching 45 passes, for 605 yards and 8 touchdowns. [cite web | title = Lions History: Top 100 | work = Local Website | url = http://www.lionsfans.com/history/journal/journal_comments.asp?JournalID=52 | accessdate = 4 December | accessyear = 2006 Biographical information on Jim Gibbons]
Currently ranks seventh on the Lions’ all-time reception list with 287 receptions, 3,561 yards and 20 touchdowns. Selected to a total of three Pro Bowls…Gibbons’ career highlight may have come during the legendary 1960 game versus the Baltimore Colts in Baltimore. He rumbled across the goal line to score on a 65-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Earl Morrall as time expired. It was the game’s third lead-change in the last 15 seconds of play, and gave the Lions the 20-15 victory. [cite web | title = Detroit Lions Site: Jim Gibbons | work = Local Website | url = http://www.detroitlions.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=3843 | accessdate = 4 December | accessyear = 2006 Statistical information on Jim Gibbons]
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