Jerry Tubbs
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 23, 1935 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Throckmorton County, Texas | ||||||||
| Date of death: | June 13, 2012 (aged 77) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Breckenridge (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 119 |
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| Games started: | 81 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 11 |
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Gerald J. Tubbs (January 23, 1935 – June 13, 2012) was an American football linebacker who played for ten seasons in the National Football League from 1957 to 1966, mainly for the Dallas Cowboys. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft. After his retirement he stayed with the Cowboys as an assistant coach for 22 years. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma. In 1996 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Tubbs was an honor graduate student and played center at Breckenridge High School. The teams were coached by Cooper Robbins (1951) and Joe Kerbel (1952), who would go on to the college ranks. Tubbs lost only three games during his high school career. In 1971, he was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame. Since 2008, the Breckenridge Buckaroos open the football season playing the "Jerry Tubbs Kickoff Classic".
Tubbs played three varsity years at the University of Oklahoma, and the Sooners won all 31 games in that period. In 1954, when fullback Billy Pricer was injured, Tubbs had to replace him playing against University of Texas, the first time he had ever played in the backfield. In the remaining games of that season, he averaged 6.1 yards per carry. Head coach Bud Wilkinson moved him to center in 1955, and this became his signature position. He also played linebacker and in a victory over Texas in 1955, he intercepted three passes. In 1956 he was unanimous All-America center and was named Lineman of the Year by three agencies.
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