Jim Gibbons
James Edwin Gibbons
Born: September 26, 1936
Chicago, IL USA
Deceased: August 20, 2016
Position: E-TE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220
College: Iowa
High School: Robert Lindblom (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1958-1968
Drafted: 1958 in Round 5, #61 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Jim Gibbons played from 1958 to 1968 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Gibbons caught 287 passes for 3,561 yards and 20 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 25 | 367 | 14.7 | 35 | 2 | 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 431 | 13.9 | 38 | 1 | 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 51 | 604 | 11.8 | 65 | 2 | 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 45 | 566 | 12.6 | 36 | 1 | 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 33 | 318 | 9.6 | 22 | 2 | 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 32 | 412 | 12.9 | 32 | 1 | 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 45 | 605 | 13.4 | 82 | 8 | 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 111 | 9.2 | 24 | 2 | 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 107 | 10.7 | 21 | 0 | 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
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| Totals | 287 | 3561 | 12.4 | 82 | 20 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 8 | 1959 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 11 | 1960 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 11 | 1961 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1962 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1963 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1964 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1965 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 7 | 1966 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 | 1967 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 6 | 1968 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
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