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Joseph Jackson Gibbs (born November 25, 1940 in
Mocksville, North Carolina) is a NASCAR team owner
and a football coach in the National Football
League. He coached the Washington Redskins to four
Super Bowl appearances and three championships. He
graduated from Cerritos Junior College and San
Diego State. He currently resides in Huntersville,
North Carolina with his wife, Pat Gibbs.

Early Career

Joe Gibbs began his football career as an
assistant coach at the college level, during which
he coached at San Diego State, Florida State,
Southern California and Arkansas. Gibbs then rose
up to the National Football League (NFL) and was
an assistant coach with the St. Louis Cardinals,
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Diego
Chargers. In 1981, Gibbs was offered a job as the
head coach of the Washington Redskins by Redskins
owner Jack Kent Cooke.
Joe Gibbs coaching for the Washington Redskins.
Joe Gibbs coaching for the Washington Redskins.
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Washington Redskins Career (1981-1992)

The Washington Redskins had not seen, for nearly
forty years, a victory in a championship game
(Super Bowl). Owner Jack Kent Cooke felt that a
major change was needed if the franchise was to be
saved. He saw potential in Gibbs, the
forty-year-old assistant football coach, and
offered him a position as head coach.

Gibbs' first season with the Redskins started
inauspiciously when the team lost their first five
games. However, they improved and reached an even
8-8 record for the season, improving a lot over
previous seasons. Although an 8-8 record is
nothing spectacular, several statistics for the
Redskins in offense and defense had improved
considerably from previous seasons.

Gibbs' second season with the Redskins (1982)
realized the dreams of the entire Redskins
fanbase: an NFC Championship and a Super Bowl
victory. Gibbs' would go on to win three more NFC
Championships in 1983, 1987 and 1991 and two more
Super Bowl victories in 1987 and 1991 (along with
one Superbowl loss in 1983) before retiring
following the 1992 season.

In 1996, Gibbs was enshrined in the Pro Football
Hall of Fame. He is one of the winningest coaches
in NFL history, with a record of 124 wins and 60
losses, and a post-season record of 16 wins and
five losses. He is also the only NFL coach to ever
win three Super Bowls with three different
quarterbacks (and also three different starting
running backs).
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NASCAR Career (1991-Present)

Gibbs created his NASCAR team, Joe Gibbs Racing in
1991, a year before he first retired from the NFL.
Two of his team members, Bobby Labonte and Tony
Stewart, have made recent title runs.
Joe Gibbs press conference announcing his return
to the Washington Redskins.
Joe Gibbs press conference announcing his return
to the Washington Redskins.
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The Return to the Redskins (2004-Present)

Although Gibbs retired from the NFL in 1992, and
was later enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of
Fame, he rejoined the Redskins at the request of
owner Daniel Snyder in 2004. During the press
conference which welcomed him back, he stated that
even though he enjoyed NASCAR immensely, he had
missed coaching in the NFL even more.

Many coaches from the old Redskins era returned
with Gibbs as well, including offensive line
coach/assistant head coach Joe Bugel, offensive
coordinator Don Breaux, quarterbacks coach Jack
Burns, and tight ends coach Rennie Simmons. The
former head coach of the Buffalo Bills, Gregg
Williams, joined the Redskins as the defensive
coordinator as well.

Joe Gibbs Racing will remain in operation. Gibbs'
son, J.D. Gibbs, will assist in racing management
while his other son, Coy Gibbs, will assist with
the Redskins.
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Criticism since his return

Gibbs' first season back with the Redskins was
generally considered a failure, with the team
ending with a disappointing 6-10 record and
ranking nearly last in the league in offense.
Under Gibbs, the Redskins finished tied for last
place in the NFC's Eastern Conference, seven
games behind the first place Philadelphia Eagles,
who ran away with the division and reached the
Super Bowl. Some speculate that Gibbs no longer
has the knowledge to keep up with the complicated,
fast-paced changes that have come to the NFL since
he left the game in 1992.

Gibbs also came under steep criticism for his
first NFL draft pick since his return, Sean Taylor
from the University of Miami, for whom Gibbs used
the team's only 2004 first-round draft pick.
Taylor started his NFL career with numerous
run-ins with the law, including an arrest for
assault and battery in Miami on June 4, 2005, for
which he now faces a felony charge. Taylor also
was benched during the season, following his
arrest in Virginia for driving under the influence
of alcohol and refusing a blood alcohol test.
Gibbs' first-round draft pick now may face jail
time for his Miami felony charges.