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Kirk Gibson
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Receiver, Michigan State, 1975–⁠78

Kirk Gibson

Born
May 28, 1957, in Pontiac, Michigan

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Kirk Gibson played receiver at Michigan State (1975–⁠78). The St. Louis Cardinals took Gibson in round 7, No. 173 overall in the 1979 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017.

Best season
1978
First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 173
Round 7, 1979 NFL Draft (St. Louis Cardinals)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1978

All-America: UPI first team 1978; AP second team 1978; NEA first team 1978; Sporting News 1978

The teams in those years

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