Joe gibbs racing
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Gibbs, Joe Jackson
(b. 25 November 1940 in Mocksville, North Carolina), head coach of the Washington Redskins football team from 1981 to 1993 who brought that team to 140 victories in twelve years, including three Super Bowl championships.
Born in Mocksville, North Carolina, Gibbs was one of two children born to J. C. and Winnie Gibbs. Gibbs's father was employed in various capacities as an officer of the peace, including as a sheriff's deputy, until he eventually moved the family to Santa Fe Springs, California, and thereafter worked in a bank. Gibbs's mother worked for the telephone company. As the family moved, Gibbs spent his early boyhood in Mocksville, Asheville, and Sand Hill, North Carolina, where he enjoyed basketball, hunting, and football. Later, in California, he attended Santa Fe Springs High School and then Cerritos Junior College in Norwalk, California, before enrolling at California State University in San Diego in 1961. At San Diego State he earned a B.S. degree in physical education in 1964 and an M.S. degree in 1966.
Gibbs's innate interest in sports was e
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About Joe Gibbs
A successful organization starts with its people.
This has long been the philosophy of Joe Gibbs. It helped carry him to three Super Bowl championships as the Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach of the NFL’s Washington Redskins and has been a defining principle behind building Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) into one of NASCAR’s most successful multi-team racing organizations.
It also guides Gibbs’ latest project: “Game Plan For Life”, which is the title of his New York Times Best Selling book and corresponding ministry (www.gameplanforlife.com).
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) has experienced amazing success and growth since Gibbs founded the operation in 1991. Beginning its first season of racing in 1992 with just 18 crew members, JGR now employs 600 people. Despite the immense growth, the company remains defined by the same principles of its founder: Integrity, a relentless work ethic, determination, perseverance and team building.
Those principles have been the driving force behind JGR’s success including over 290 overall wins in NASCAR, four Monster Energy NASCAR Cup S
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Joe Gibbs
American race team owner and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach
For other people named Joe Gibbs, see Joe Gibbs (disambiguation).
American football player
Gibbs in 2018 | |
| Born: | (1940-11-25) November 25, 1940 (age 84) Mocksville, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| High school: | Santa Fe(Santa Fe Springs, California) |
| College: | San Diego State |
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| Coaching record at Pro Football Reference | |
Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Joseph Jackson Gibbs (born November 25, 1940) is an American auto racing team owner and former football coach. He served as the head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1992 and then 2004 to 2007, leading them to nine playoff appearances, five NFC Championship titles, and three Super Bowl wins over 16 seasons.
Gibbs was named the 1982 and 1983 NFL Coach of the Year and is the only head coach to have won Super Bowls with three different starting quarterbacks. He and his sons founded the NASCAR team Joe Gibbs Racing in 1992, which has since won five
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