George Gibson (American football)

For other people named George Gibson, see George Gibson (disambiguation).

George Gibson

Date of birth	October 2, 1905
Place of birth	Kendaia, New York, United States
Date of death	August 19, 2004(2004-08-19) (aged 98)
Place of death	Midland, Texas, United States
Career information
Position(s)	Guard, Head coach
US college	Minnesota
Career history
As coach
1930	Minneapolis Red Jackets
1930	Frankford Yellow Jackets
1934	Carleton
As player
1930	Minneapolis Red Jackets
1930	Frankford Yellow Jackets
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com Coaching stats at Pro Football Reference

George Randall Gibson (October 2, 1905 – August 19, 2004) was a professional American football offensive lineman and coach in the early National Football League. He played collegiately at the University of Minnesota, where he was an All-American in 1928.

In 1930, Gibson joined the Minneapolis Red Jackets as a player-coach. Later that same season, he moved to the Frankford Yellow Jackets. His career NFL coaching record was 3–10–1.

Gibson was one of 11 All-American football players to appear in the 1930 film "Maybe It's Love".

After his football career, Gibson earned his Ph.D. in geology from the University of Minnesota and became a geology professor at Carleton College, where he also coached the football team. He later moved to Midland, Texas, where he was a geological consultant for oil companies. For his work in the field, Gibson was inducted into the Petroleum Museum Hall of Fame in 2001.

Gibson died at his home in Midland, Texas on August 19, 2004, at the age of 98.

External links

• NFL.com player page
• Coaching stats
• George Gibson at Find a Grave