Quarterback, Ole Miss, to 1960
Jake Gibbs
- Born
- Nov 7, 1938, in Grenada, Mississippi
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Jake Gibbs played quarterback at Ole Miss (to 1960). He finished third in the 1960 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1960. The Houston Oilers took Gibbs in round 6, No. 46 overall in the 1961 AFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1995College Football Hall of Fame
- 1959Second-team All-SEC
- 1960Consensus All‑American
- 1960SEC Player of the Year
- 1960First-team All-SEC
- 1960Third in the Heisman vote
Team titles: National champions, 1959 and 1960; SEC champions, 1960
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
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