Jake Gibbs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jake Gibbs

American football player, baseball player and coach

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1938

Place of Birth: Grenada, Mississippi, United States

Profession: baseball player, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Jerry Dean "Jake" Gibbs (born November 7, 1938) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees as a platoon catcher from 1962 to 1971.
Although Gibbs was the regular starting catcher for NY in 1967 and '68, he was primarily a back-up for Elston Howard and then Thurman Munson at the tail-end of his career. Prior to beginning his professional baseball career, Gibbs had successful careers in college baseball and college football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) for the Ole Miss Rebels.
He was also a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) Fraternity.
He returned to Ole Miss to coach the baseball and football teams.