Gil Lefebvre Explained

Gil Lefebvre
Position:Back
Birth Date:March 10, 1910
Birth Place:Douglas, Arizona, U.S.
Death Place:Bellflower, California, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:6
Weight Lb:155
High School:Los Angeles (CA) Manual Arts
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Gilbert Lefebvre (March 10, 1910 – May 7, 1987) was an American football player. He played professional football for the Cincinnati Reds from 1933 to 1934. In December 1933, he set an NFL record with a 98-yard punt return that was not broken until 1994.[1] [2] In 1935, he appeared in one game for the 1935 Detroit Lions team that won the 1935 NFL Championship Game.[3] He later played with the Los Angeles Bulldogs, Hollywood Braves and Hollywood Stars in Pacific Coast football competition.

Notes and References

  1. News: Gil LeFebvre Runs Punt Back 98 Yards To Give Reds A Win. The Lewiston Daily Sun. December 4, 1933.
  2. News: No one tries to stop Bailey's 103-yard return. The Milwaukee Journal. October 24, 1994. September 20, 2016. April 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414132442/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FaMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hy0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3450,165471&dq=gil-lefebvre&hl=en. dead.
  3. Web site: Gil LeFebvre. pro-football-reference.com.