Alex Gibbs (American football)

Alex Gibbs
Personal information
Born	February 22, 1941; Morganton, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 12, 2021 (aged 80); Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
College	Davidson
Career history
	Mount Airy (NC) ; Head coach (1966–1968); Duke ; Defensive backs (1969–1970); Kentucky ; Defensive backs (1971–1972); West Virginia ; Defensive backs (1973–1974); Ohio State ; Offensive coordinator/offensive line (1975–1978); Auburn ; Offensive coordinator (1979–1981); Georgia ; Offensive line (1982–1983); Denver Broncos ; Offensive line (1984–1987); Los Angeles Raiders ; Special Assistant to the head coach (1988) ; Assistant head coach (1989); San Diego Chargers ; Offensive line (1990–1991); Indianapolis Colts ; Offensive line (1992); Kansas City Chiefs ; Offensive line (1993–1994); Denver Broncos ; Assistant head coach/offensive line (1995–2003); Atlanta Falcons ; Assistant head coach/offensive line (2004) ; consultant (2005) ; Offensive line/consultant (2006); Houston Texans ; Assistant head coach/offensive line (2008–2009); Seattle Seahawks ; Assistant head coach/offensive line (2010); Denver Broncos ; Offensive line consultant (2013);
Awards and highlights
	2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII); NCHSAA 3A State champion (1968);

BornFebruary 22, 1941
Morganton, North Carolina, U.S.

DiedJuly 12, 2021 (aged 80)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

CollegeDavidson

Alexander Gibbs, Jr.^[1] (February 22, 1941 – July 12, 2021) was an American professional football coach who was a longtime offensive line coach in the National Football League (NFL). He coached college football for over a decade before joining the Denver Broncos of the NFL in 1984. He won two Super Bowls with Denver.^[2]

Gibbs was a well known proponent of the zone blocking scheme and popularized its use while he was offensive line coach of the Broncos.^[3] Denver became famous at that time for its use of smaller and more agile offensive linemen and the success of its running backs, most notably Terrell Davis.^[4] Gibbs was to enter his first season on Pete Carroll's Seattle Seahawks staff as the assistant head coach and offensive line coach in 2010,^[5] but announced his unexpected retirement a week before the start of the NFL's 2010 regular season.^[3]^[6] In May 2013, he returned to the Broncos in a consultant role for one year.^[7]^[8]

Gibbs died at his home in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 12, 2021.^[9]

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v t e Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXII champions
1 Jason Elam 6 Bubby Brister 7 John Elway 8 Jeff Lewis 16 Tom Rouen 20 Tory James 21 Randy Hilliard 22 Vaughn Hebron 23 Darrien Gordon 24 Selwyn Jones 25 Darrius Johnson 26 Tim McKyer 27 Steve Atwater 29 Howard Griffith 30 Terrell Davis (MVP) 31 Derek Loville 32 Tony Veland 33 Dedrick Dodge 34 Tyrone Braxton 37 Anthony Lynn 39 Ray Crockett 42 Detron Smith 50 Jon Hesse 51 John Mobley 53 Bill Romanowski 56 Keith Burns 57 Allen Aldridge 58 Steve Russ 59 Glenn Cadrez 60 K. C. Jones 62 Dan Neil 63 David Diaz-Infante 65 Gary Zimmerman 66 Tom Nalen 69 Mark Schlereth 70 Jamie Brown 72 Ernest Jones 74 Harry Swayne 75 Brian Habib 77 Tony Jones 78 Matt Lepsis 79 Jumpy Geathers 80 Rod Smith 81 Patrick Jeffers 82 David Gamble 83 Flipper Anderson 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Willie Green 86 Byron Chamberlain 87 Ed McCaffrey 88 Sir Mawn Wilson 89 Dwayne Carswell 90 Neil Smith 91 Alfred Williams 93 Trevor Pryce 94 Keith Traylor 96 Harald Hasselbach 97 Mike Lodish 98 Maa Tanuvasa 99 David Richie
Head coach: Mike Shanahan
Coaches: Frank Bush Barney Chavous Rick Dennison Ed Donatell Alex Gibbs Mike Heimerdinger Gary Kubiak Dwain Painter Brian Pariani Ricky Porter Greg Robinson Rick Smith John Teerlinck Bobby Turner

v t e Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII champions
1 Jason Elam 6 Bubby Brister 7 John Elway (MVP) 14 Brian Griese 16 Tom Rouen 20 Tory James 21 Darrien Gordon 22 Vaughn Hebron 25 Darrius Johnson 26 Eric Brown 27 Steve Atwater 28 Tito Paul 29 Howard Griffith 30 Terrell Davis 31 Derek Loville 34 Tyrone Braxton 37 Anthony Lynn 39 Ray Crockett 42 Detron Smith 48 George Coghill 51 John Mobley 53 Bill Romanowski 54 Nate Wayne 56 Keith Burns 59 Glenn Cadrez 60 K. C. Jones 62 Dan Neil 63 David Diaz-Infante 66 Tom Nalen 69 Mark Schlereth 70 Trey Teague 72 Ernest Jones 73 Cyron Brown 74 Harry Swayne 77 Tony Jones 78 Matt Lepsis 79 Chris Banks 80 Rod Smith 82 Marcus Nash 83 Justin Armour 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Willie Green 86 Byron Chamberlain 87 Ed McCaffrey 89 Dwayne Carswell 90 Neil Smith 91 Alfred Williams 93 Trevor Pryce 94 Keith Traylor 95 Marvin Washington 96 Harald Hasselbach 97 Mike Lodish 98 Maa Tanuvasa 99 Seth Joyner
Head coach: Mike Shanahan
Coaches: Frank Bush Barney Chavous Rick Dennison Ed Donatell George Dyer Alex Gibbs Mike Heimerdinger Gary Kubiak Pat McPherson Brian Pariani Ricky Porter Greg Robinson Rick Smith John Teerlinck Bobby Turner
Owner: Pat Bowlen

Personal information
Born	(1941-02-22)February 22, 1941 Morganton, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 12, 2021(2021-07-12) (aged 80) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
College	Davidson
Career history
Mount Airy (NC) Head coach (1966–1968) Duke Defensive backs (1969–1970) Kentucky Defensive backs (1971–1972) West Virginia Defensive backs (1973–1974) Ohio State Offensive coordinator/offensive line (1975–1978) Auburn Offensive coordinator (1979–1981) Georgia Offensive line (1982–1983) Denver Broncos Offensive line (1984–1987) Los Angeles Raiders Special Assistant to the head coach (1988) Assistant head coach (1989) San Diego Chargers Offensive line (1990–1991) Indianapolis Colts Offensive line (1992) Kansas City Chiefs Offensive line (1993–1994) Denver Broncos Assistant head coach/offensive line (1995–2003) Atlanta Falcons Assistant head coach/offensive line (2004) consultant (2005) Offensive line/consultant (2006) Houston Texans Assistant head coach/offensive line (2008–2009) Seattle Seahawks Assistant head coach/offensive line (2010) Denver Broncos Offensive line consultant (2013)

Awards and highlights
2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII) NCHSAA 3A State champion (1968)

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