Jake Gibbs

Jake Gibbs

Infobox MLB retired
name=Jake Gibbs
position=Catcher
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1938|11|7
Grenada, Mississippi
debutdate=September 11
debutyear=by|1962
debutteam=Chicago White Sox
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=by|1971
finalteam=Montreal Expos
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.233
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=25
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=146
teams=
* New York Yankees (by|1962-by|1971)

Jerry Dean (Jake) Gibbs (born November 7, 1938 in Grenada, Mississippi), is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees as a platoon catcher from 1962 to 1971. His strong hit record in 1968 earned him the nickname "Dead-Eye" Gibbs. An All-American quarterback at the University of Mississippi, Gibbs decided instead to go pro in baseball despite being drafted by the AFL's Houston Oilers and NFL's Cleveland Browns in 1961. He played his final game on September 29, 1971.

During his senior year, Gibbs led Ole Miss to a 10-0-1 record and were voted National Champions in college football according to one poll, the Dunkel Index. In 1995, Gibbs was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

In 1972 Gibbs coached an Ole Miss baseball team which won the SEC championship, set an SEC record for consecutive conference wins, and went to Omaha for the College World Series.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gibbsja01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=50090 College Football Hall of Fame]


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