James Edwin Gibbons
Position: E-TE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: September 26, 1936 in Chicago, IL
College: Iowa (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 5th round (61st overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 36 (2681st overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.
Career Game Log:Regular Season · Playoffs
| Receiving | Scoring | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 1960 | 1 | 1960-10-02 | 24-006 | DET | @ | GNB | L 9-28 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1960 | 2 | 1960-10-09 | 24-013 | DET | SFO | L 10-14 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1960 | 3 | 1960-10-16 | 24-020 | DET | @ | PHI | L 10-28 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1960 | 4 | 1960-10-23 | 24-027 | DET | BAL | W 30-17 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1960 | 5 | 1960-10-30 | 24-034 | DET | @ | RAM | L 35-48 | 9 | 96 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1960 | 6 | 1960-11-06 | 24-041 | DET | @ | SFO | W 24-0 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1960 | 7 | 1960-11-13 | 24-048 | DET | RAM | W 12-10 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 1960 | 8 | 1960-11-20 | 24-055 | DET | @ | CHI | L 7-28 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1960 | 9 | 1960-11-24 | 24-059 | DET | GNB | W 23-10 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 1960 | 10 | 1960-12-04 | 24-069 | DET | @ | BAL | W 20-15 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1960 | 11 | 1960-12-11 | 24-076 | DET | DAL | W 23-14 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 1960 | 12 | 1960-12-18 | 24-083 | DET | CHI | W 36-0 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | Scoring | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | |||
| 13 | 1961 | 2 | 1961-09-24 | 24-363 | DET | @ | BAL | W 16-15 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 1961 | 3 | 1961-10-01 | 25-005 | DET | SFO | L 0-49 | 7 | 96 | 13.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 1961 | 4 | 1961-10-08 | 25-012 | DET | CHI | L 17-31 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 1961 | 5 | 1961-10-15 | 25-019 | DET | RAM | W 14-13 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 1961 | 6 | 1961-10-22 | 25-026 | DET | BAL | L 14-17 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 1961 | 7 | 1961-10-29 | 25-033 | DET | @ | RAM | W 28-10 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1961 | 8 | 1961-11-05 | 25-040 | DET | @ | SFO | T 20-20 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1961 | 9 | 1961-11-12 | 25-047 | DET | @ | STL | W 45-14 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1961 | 11 | 1961-11-23 | 25-058 | DET | GNB | L 9-17 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 1961 | 12 | 1961-12-03 | 25-068 | DET | @ | CHI | W 16-15 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 |
| 23 | 1961 | 13 | 1961-12-10 | 25-075 | DET | MIN | W 13-7 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 1961 | 14 | 1961-12-17 | 25-082 | DET | PHI | L 24-27 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | Scoring | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | |||
| 25 | 1962 | 1 | 1962-09-16 | 25-355 | DET | PIT | W 45-7 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 1962 | 2 | 1962-09-23 | 25-362 | DET | SFO | W 45-24 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 1962 | 3 | 1962-09-30 | 26-004 | DET | @ | BAL | W 29-20 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 1962 | 4 | 1962-10-07 | 26-011 | DET | @ | GNB | L 7-9 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 1962 | 5 | 1962-10-14 | 26-018 | DET | RAM | W 13-10 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 1962 | 6 | 1962-10-21 | 26-025 | DET | @ | NYG | L 14-17 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 1962 | 7 | 1962-10-28 | 26-032 | DET | CHI | W 11-3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | 1962 | 8 | 1962-11-04 | 26-039 | DET | @ | RAM | W 12-3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 1962 | 9 | 1962-11-11 | 26-046 | DET | @ | SFO | W 38-24 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 1962 | 10 | 1962-11-18 | 26-053 | DET | @ | MIN | W 17-6 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 1962 | 11 | 1962-11-22 | 26-057 | DET | GNB | W 26-14 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 1962 | 12 | 1962-12-02 | 26-067 | DET | BAL | W 21-14 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 1962 | 14 | 1962-12-16 | 26-081 | DET | @ | CHI | L 0-3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | |||
| 38 | 1963 | 1 | 1963-09-14 | 26-353 | DET | @ | RAM | W 23-2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 1963 | 2 | 1963-09-22 | 26-361 | DET | @ | GNB | L 10-31 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | 1963 | 3 | 1963-09-29 | 27-003 | DET | CHI | L 21-37 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | 1963 | 5 | 1963-10-13 | 27-017 | DET | @ | DAL | L 14-17 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | 1963 | 8 | 1963-11-03 | 27-038 | DET | @ | SFO | W 45-7 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | 1963 | 9 | 1963-11-10 | 27-045 | DET | @ | BAL | L 21-24 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | 1963 | 10 | 1963-11-17 | 27-052 | DET | RAM | L 21-28 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 1963 | 11 | 1963-11-24 | 27-059 | DET | @ | MIN | L 31-34 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | 1963 | 12 | 1963-11-28 | 27-063 | DET | GNB | T 13-13 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | 1963 | 13 | 1963-12-08 | 27-073 | DET | CLE | W 38-10 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 48 | 1963 | 14 | 1963-12-15 | 27-080 | DET | @ | CHI | L 14-24 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | |||
| 49 | 1964 | 1 | 1964-09-13 | 27-353 | DET | @ | SFO | W 26-17 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | 1964 | 3 | 1964-09-28 | 28-002 | DET | GNB | L 10-14 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 51 | 1964 | 4 | 1964-10-04 | 28-008 | DET | NYG | W 26-3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | 1964 | 5 | 1964-10-11 | 28-015 | DET | @ | MIN | W 24-20 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | 1964 | 6 | 1964-10-18 | 28-022 | DET | @ | CHI | W 10-0 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | 1964 | 7 | 1964-10-25 | 28-029 | DET | BAL | L 0-34 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | 1964 | 8 | 1964-11-01 | 28-036 | DET | RAM | W 37-17 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 56 | 1964 | 9 | 1964-11-08 | 28-043 | DET | @ | GNB | L 7-30 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | 1964 | 10 | 1964-11-15 | 28-050 | DET | @ | CLE | L 21-37 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | 1964 | 11 | 1964-11-22 | 28-057 | DET | MIN | T 23-23 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 59 | 1964 | 12 | 1964-11-26 | 28-061 | DET | CHI | L 24-27 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 60 | 1964 | 13 | 1964-12-06 | 28-071 | DET | @ | BAL | W 31-14 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | 1964 | 14 | 1964-12-13 | 28-078 | DET | SFO | W 24-7 | 4 | 161 | 40.25 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | Scoring | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | |||
| 62 | 1965 | 1 | 1965-09-19 | 28-358 | DET | RAM | W 20-0 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 63 | 1965 | 2 | 1965-09-26 | 29-000 | DET | @ | MIN | W 31-29 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | 1965 | 3 | 1965-10-03 | 29-007 | DET | WAS | W 14-10 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 65 | 1965 | 4 | 1965-10-10 | 29-014 | DET | @ | BAL | L 7-31 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | 1965 | 6 | 1965-10-24 | 29-028 | DET | @ | CHI | L 10-38 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | 1965 | 13 | 1965-12-12 | 29-077 | DET | MIN | L 7-29 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 68 | 1965 | 14 | 1965-12-19 | 29-084 | DET | @ | PHI | W 35-28 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | |||
| 69 | 1966 | 7 | 1966-10-23 | 30-027 | DET | @ | SFO | L 24-27 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | |||
| 70 | 1967 | 5 | 1967-10-15 | 31-019 | DET | @ | CHI | L 3-14 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | 1967 | 7 | 1967-10-29 | 31-033 | DET | @ | SFO | W 45-3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | 1967 | 9 | 1967-11-12 | 31-047 | DET | @ | MIN | T 10-10 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | 1967 | 10 | 1967-11-19 | 31-054 | DET | @ | BAL | L 7-41 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 74 | 1967 | 11 | 1967-11-23 | 31-058 | DET | RAM | L 7-31 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 75 | 1967 | 12 | 1967-12-03 | 31-068 | DET | PIT | L 14-24 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 76 | 1967 | 13 | 1967-12-10 | 31-075 | DET | @ | NYG | W 30-7 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | |||
| 77 | 1968 | 2 | 1968-09-22 | 31-362 | DET | CHI | W 42-0 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 78 | 1968 | 3 | 1968-09-29 | 32-003 | DET | @ | GNB | W 23-17 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78 Games | 231 | 2763 | 11.96 | 17 | 17 | 102 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | ||||||||