Joe Gibbs

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  • Birth Name: Joe Jackson Gibbs
  • Birth Place: Mocksville, NC
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/25/1940, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Former football coach; NASCAR team owner
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Joe Gibbs Fast Facts:
  • Coached as an assistant for 17 years beginning in college at San Diego State, Florida State, USC and Arkansas, then later in the NFL with the St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers.
  • Served under future NFL head coach Don Coryell and with future Hall of Famer John Madden while assisting at San Diego State.
  • Won the national 35-and-over U.S. Racquetball Championship in 1976. 
  • Three-time Super Bowl (XVII, XXII and XXVI) champion as head coach of the Washington Redskins; first hired in 1981.
  • Three-time NFL Coach of the Year (1982, 1983 and 1991.)
  • Established Joe Gibbs Racing in 1991 sponsoring NASCAR drivers such as Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Joey Lagano.
  • NASCAR resume includes three NASCAR Cup Series championships (2000, 2002, and 2005) and the organization's first NASCAR Nationwide Series owner's championship in 2008.
  • Co-authored the book Game Plan For Life; established a ministry of the same name.
  • Founded Youth for Tomorrow, an organization located in Bristow, VA, focused on offering aid to troubled teens.
  • Joe Gibbs Relationships:
  • Pat Gibbs - Wife
  • J.C. Gibbs - Father
  • J.D. Gibbs - Son
  • Coy Gibbs - Son
  • College:
  • Cerritos Junior College, Norwalk, CA; San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (BS in Physical Education, 1964; MS in Physical Education, 1966)
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