Joe Gibbs

:For the Jamaican record producer, see Joe Gibbs (record producer)

Early Career

Gibbs attended Cerritos Junior College and then San Diego State, where he played on the football team, coached by Don Coryell. Gibbs graduated from SDSU in 1964 and earned a master's degree in 1966.

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Cerritos Junior College - San Diego State - Don Coryell - 1964 - Master's degree - 1966

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Gibbs began his career as an assistant coach at the college level, starting with a stint at San Diego State under Coryell. He later moved on to positions at Florida State, Southern California and Arkansas. Gibbs then rose up to the National Football League, serving as an assistant coach with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Diego Chargers.

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Florida State - Southern California - Arkansas - National Football League - St. Louis Cardinals - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - San Diego Chargers

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As the offensive coordinator for San Diego, again under head coach Don Coryell, Gibbs spearheaded the highly-successful "Air Coryell" offense. Using a sophisticated passing attack, the Chargers and quarterback Dan Fouts set multiple offensive records during Gibbs' two seasons there, notably becoming the first team to average more than 400 yards of offense per game. After 17 years of coaching as an assistant, in 1981 Gibbs was offered a job as the head coach of the Washington Redskins by Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke.

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Offensive coordinator - Quarterback - Dan Fouts - 1981 - Head coach - Washington Redskins - Jack Kent Cooke

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