Bob Gibson (American football)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 6, 1927 Youngstown, Ohio |
| Died | April 10, 2015 (aged 88) Fort Myers, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1949 | Youngstown State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 195?–1955 | East Liverpool HS (OH) |
| 1956–1964 | Bowling Green (OL) |
| 1965–1967 | Bowling Green |
| 1974 | Memphis Southmen (off. backs) |
| 1975 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1976 | Detroit Lions (off. backs) |
| 1977–1978 | New York Giants (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–9 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MAC (1965) | |
Robert M. "Bob" Gibson (April 6, 1927 – April 10, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bowling Green University 1965 to 1967. Gibson played college football as a quarterback at Youngstown State University, from which he graduated in 1950. Coaching for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) as offensive coordinator in 1978, Gibson called the play that resulted in "The Miracle at the Meadowlands".
Playing their archrival the Philadelphia Eagles, the Giants were leading 17–12 and had possession of the ball with only 30 seconds left. They had only to kneel the ball to end the game, as the Eagles had no timeouts. Gibson ordered Giants quarterback Joe Pisarcik to run play "Brown right, near wing, 65 slant", which called for Pisarcik to hand the ball off to fullback Larry Csonka. The handoff was botched and Eagles cornerback Herman Edwards picked up the loose ball and ran in for the game-winning score.
Gibson's reasoning was governed by what happened a play earlier. Pisarcik had taken a knee, only to be knocked over when the Eagles' Bill Bergey charged into Giants' center Jim Clack. This violated an unwritten rule that defensive players do not rush in a situation when the quarterback kneels down. Gibson didn't want to risk getting Pisarcik injured or expose his players to penalties or fines for fighting. However, he didn't explain this to the players, and it came across as a power trip. Head coach John McVay's headphones weren't working, and he later said that he would have overruled Gibson had he known what was happening.
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