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Robert M. Gibson (April 6, 1927 – April 10, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bowling Green University 1965 to 1967. Gibson played college football as a quarterback at Youngstown State University, from which he graduated in 1950. Coaching for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) as offensive coordinator in 1978, Gibson most famously called the play that resulted in the "Miracle at the Meadowlands". The Miracle at the Meadowlands Playing their archrival Philadelphia Eagles, the Giants were leading 17–12 and had possession of the ball with only 30 seconds left. They had only to kneel the ball to end the game, as the Eagles had no timeouts. Gibson ordered Giants quarterback Joe Pisarcik to run play "Brown right, near wing, 65 slant", which called for Pisarcik to hand the ball off to fullback Larry Csonka. The handoff was botched and Eagles cornerback Herman Edwards picked up the loose ball and ran in for the game-winning score. Gibson's reasoning was governed by what happened a play earlier. Pisarcik had taken a knee, only to be knocked over when the Eagles' Bill Bergey charged into Giants' center Jim Clack. This violated an unwritten rule that defensive players do not rush in a situation when the quarterback kneels down. Gibson didn't want to risk getting Pisarcik injured or expose his players to penalties or fines for fighting. However, he didn't explain this to the players, and it came across as a power trip. Head coach John McVay's headphones weren't working, and he later said that he would have overruled Gibson had he known what was happening. With angry Giants fans demanding someone be held responsible for the debacle, owner Wellington Mara and operations director Andy Robustelli met and decided Gibson had to go. He was fired the next morning. So great was the stigma of having called the play that he never worked in football at any level again. He refused to speak about the incident up until his death in 2015; when ESPN reached him by phone in 2008, he said, "I haven't talked about the game for 30 years, and I'm not about to start now."

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Notable quotes

“When a hitter like Pete LaCock hits a grand slam off you, it’s time to hang them up.”
— Said to a reporter in his final season.
“Robert, the scales must be balanced no matter how long it takes.”
— Said to Bob Costas after Costas asked about the story about beaning Pete LaCock at an old timer's game (video).
“In a world filled with hate, prejudice and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice and protest. I hate phonies. I am prejudiced against all those who have contempt for me because my face is black and all those who accept me only because of my ability to throw a baseball. I am not proud of that ability. It is not something I earned or acquired or bought. It is a gift.”
— From Gibson's 1968 book From Ghetto to Glory
“I’m proud of that fact that whatever I did, I did it my way.”
— Speech to the stadium crowd on Bob Gibson Day.
“I guess I was never much in awe of anybody. I think you have to have that attitude if you're going to go far in this game.”
— From Roger Angell's 1982 book Late Innings
“I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win.”
— From Roger Angell's 1982 book Late Innings

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

Robert M. Gibson (April 6, 1927 – April 10, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bowling Green University 1965 to 1967. Gibson played college football as a quarterback at Youngstown State University, from which he graduated in 1950. Coaching for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) as offensive coordinator in 1978, Gibson most famously called the play that resulted in the "Miracle at the Meadowlands". The Miracle at the Meadowlands Playing their archrival Philadelphia Eagles, the Giants were leading 17–12 and had possession of the ball with only 30 seconds left. They had only to kneel the ball to end the game, as the Eagles had no timeouts. Gibson ordered Giants quarterback Joe Pisarcik to run play "Brown right, near wing, 65 slant", which called for Pisarcik to hand the ball off to fullback Larry Csonka. The handoff was botched and Eagles cornerback Herman Edwards picked up the loose ball and ran in for the game-winning score. Gibson's reasoning was governed by what happened a play earlier. Pisarcik had taken a knee, only to be knocked over when the Eagles' Bill Bergey charged into Giants' center Jim Clack. This violated an unwritten rule that defensive players do not rush in a situation when the quarterback kneels down. Gibson didn't want to risk getting Pisarcik injured or expose his players to penalties or fines for fighting. However, he didn't explain this to the players, and it came across as a power trip. Head coach John McVay's headphones weren't working, and he later said that he would have overruled Gibson had he known what was happening. With angry Giants fans demanding someone be held responsible for the debacle, owner Wellington Mara and operations director Andy Robustelli met and decided Gibson had to go. He was fired the next morning. So great was the stigma of having called the play that he never worked in football at any level again. He refused to speak about the incident up until his death in 2015; when ESPN reached him by phone in 2008, he said, "I haven't talked about the game for 30 years, and I'm not about to start now."

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Robert M. Gibson (April 6, 1927 – April 10, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bowling Green University 1965 to 1967. Gibson played college football as a quarterback at Youngstown State University, from which he graduated in 1950. Coaching for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) as offensive coordinator in 1978, Gibson most famously called the play that resulted in the "Miracle at the Meadowlands".

Notable quotes

“When a hitter like Pete LaCock hits a grand slam off you, it’s time to hang them up.”
— Said to a reporter in his final season.
“Robert, the scales must be balanced no matter how long it takes.”
— Said to Bob Costas after Costas asked about the story about beaning Pete LaCock at an old timer's game (video).
“In a world filled with hate, prejudice and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice and protest. I hate phonies. I am prejudiced against all those who have contempt for me because my face is black and all those who accept me only because of my ability to throw a baseball. I am not proud of that ability. It is not something I earned or acquired or bought. It is a gift.”
— From Gibson's 1968 book From Ghetto to Glory
“I’m proud of that fact that whatever I did, I did it my way.”
— Speech to the stadium crowd on Bob Gibson Day.
“I guess I was never much in awe of anybody. I think you have to have that attitude if you're going to go far in this game.”
— From Roger Angell's 1982 book Late Innings
“I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win.”
— From Roger Angell's 1982 book Late Innings

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Not who you're looking for? Others named Bob Gibson: American baseball player (1935–2020) · American baseball player · British visual artist · Footballer (1927-1989)

Bob Gibson across IJR

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