Joe Gibbs

Joe Jackson Gibbs (born November 25, 1940) is an American auto racing team owner and former football coach. He served two stints as the head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL), from 1981 to 1992 and then 2004 to 2007. Gibbs led them to nine playoff appearances, four NFC Championship titles, and three Super Bowl wins over 16 total seasons.

Joe Gibbs
Gibbs in 2018
Personal information
Born: (1940-11-25) November 25, 1940
Mocksville, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
High school:Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs, California)
College:San Diego State
Career history
As a coach:
  • San Diego State (1964–1966)
    Offensive line coach
  • Florida State (1967–1968)
    Offensive line coach
  • USC (1969–1970)
    Offensive line coach
  • Arkansas (1971–1972)
    Running backs coach
  • St. Louis Cardinals (19731977)
    Running backs coach
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1978)
    Offensive coordinator
  • San Diego Chargers (19791980)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Washington Redskins (19811992, 20042007)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Football:
  • 3× Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII, XXVI)
  • 2× NFL Coach of the Year (1982, 1983)
  • NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
  • Washington Commanders Ring of Fame
  • Washington Commanders 90 Greatest

Auto racing:

Career NFL statistics
Coaching record:154–94 (.621)
Postseason record:17–7 (.708)
Career record:171–101 (.629)
Coaching stats at PFR

Gibbs was named NFL Coach of the Year in 1982 and 1983 and is the only head coach to have won Super Bowls with three different starting quarterbacks. He and his family founded the NASCAR team Joe Gibbs Racing in 1992, which has since won five NASCAR championships. Gibbs was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996 and the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2020, the only member of both, and was voted onto the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.

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