Sonny Gibbs
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||
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| Date of birth: | October 25, 1939 | ||
| Place of birth: | Graham, Texas | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Graham (TX) | ||
| College: | Texas Christian | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1962 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18 | ||
| AFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14 | ||
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Sonny Gibbs (born October 25, 1939) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Texas Christian University.
Gibbs was a highly recruited athlete coming out of Graham High School. He accepted a scholarship to Texas Christian University, to become part of the school's tradition at quarterback. In college, he was a highly publicized athlete, that was usually mentioned in pre-season All-American teams, but could never reach that type of success.
In 1961, he played a key role in beating the #1 ranked University of Texas and received the Rogers Trophy as the team MVP at the end of the season. As a senior, he was named All-Southwest Conference and played in the East-West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl and the Chicago College All-Star Game. In his three-year career, he registered 2,485 passing yards and 12 touchdowns.
With no first round draft choice, with their first selection in the 1962 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys selected Gibbs from Texas Christian University in the second round (eighteenth overall) with a future draft pick, which allowed the team to draft him before his college eligibility was over. He was also drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1962 AFL Draft, with a future selection.
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