George Gibson (American football)

George Randall Gibson (October 2, 1905 – August 19, 2004) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a guard at the University of Minnesota from 1926 to 1928. He was captain of the 1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and was named to the 1928 College Football All-America Team. Gibson was a teammate and roommate of Bronko Nagurski. The two are jointly honored as the namesakes of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football training complex, the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.[1] While at the University of Minnesota, Gibson was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.[2]

For other people named George Gibson, see George Gibson (disambiguation).
George Gibson
Born:(1905-10-02)October 2, 1905
Kendaia, New York, U.S.
Died:August 19, 2004(2004-08-19) (aged 98)
Midland, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Guard
CollegeMinnesota
Career history
As coach
1930Minneapolis Red Jackets
1930Frankford Yellow Jackets
1934–1938Carleton
As player
1930Minneapolis Red Jackets
1930Frankford Yellow Jackets
Career stats

Gibson was a professional player and coach in the early National Football League (NFL). In 1930, Gibson joined the Minneapolis Red Jackets as a player-coach. Later that season, he moved to the Frankford Yellow Jackets. His career NFL coaching record was 3–10–1.

Gibson was one of eleven All-American football players to appear in the 1930 film Maybe It's Love.[3]

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 from 1934 to 1938. In 1936, Carleton went 6–1 with the only loss coming to Iowa. His coaching record at Carleton was 21–13–2.[1]

He later moved to Midland, Texas, where he was a geological consultant for oil companies.[4] For his work in the field, Gibson was inducted into the Petroleum Museum Hall of Fame in 2001.[5]

Gibson died at his home in Midland, Texas on August 19, 2004, at the age of 98.[4]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Carleton Carls (Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1934–1938)
1934 Carleton 6–13–13rd
1935 Carleton 3–2–21–1–1T–5th
1936 Carleton 6–13–0T–1st
1937 Carleton 5–33–23rd
1938 Carleton 1–6–10–2–1T–6th
Carleton: 21–13–310–6–2
Total:21–13–3
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Former Knight head coach, Gopher star Gibson dies". Carleton College. August 23, 2004. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. Staff writer(s); no by-line. (January–February 1930). Chester W. Cleveland (ed.). "Southern California and Minnesota Chapters Set New All-Fraternity All-American Records". The Magazine of Sigma Chi. 49 (1): 96.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Maybe It's Love". American Film Institute.
  4. "GOPHER ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER GEORGE GIBSON PASSES AWAY AT AGE 98". GopherSports.com.
  5. "Gibson, George Randall". Star Tribune. August 21, 2004. Retrieved February 7, 2016.


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