Gibron Abe

American football player and coach, who played 11 seasons as a guard in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL) in the 1940s and 1950s, with the Buffalo Bills (1949), Cleveland Browns (1950–1956), Philadelphia Eagles (1956–1957) and Chicago Bears (1958–1959). He was then hired as an assistant coach for the NFLs Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears before becoming head coach of the Bears between 1972 and 1974. Gibron, who was known for his colourful personality and large size – he ballooned to more than 300 pounds as a coach – spent seven seasons as an assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring from coaching. He stayed close to the game, however, by serving as a scout for the Seattle Seahawks in the late 1980s and as an advisor to the Buccaneers in the early 1990s. Gibron suffered strokes in December 1996 and February 1997 that confined him to his home for the remainder of his life. He died at home in Belleair, Florida, on 23 September 1997, aged 72. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less