Date of birth October 2, 1905 Role American football player | Name George Gibson College Minnesota Positions Guard, Head coach | |
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 1930 Minneapolis Red Jackets Died August 19, 2004, Midland, Texas, United States | ||
Education University of Minnesota | ||
George Randall Gibson (October 2, 1905 – August 19, 2004) was a professional American football guard and coach in the early National Football League (NFL). He played College football 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.