Offensive Tackle
No. 76
Southwest Oklahoma State
"Mike was one of the former Memphis Southmen signed as a free agent in 1976 by the Giants and made the club with some solid work in the preseason. He appeared in 11 games and was a starter at left tackle for the final two games of the season after Tom Mullen went down with a knee injury.
Originally with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent in 1973, he was released and spent two seasons with Memphis in the World Football League as a starting tackle.
Gibbons played four seasons at Southwest Oklahoma State as a defensive tackle, winning All-Conference honors in 1972, and appeared in the Oklahoma Shrine Bowl in his senior year. He majored in geology.
Mike L. Gibbons was born in Lewisville, Arkansas and played his high school football at Colorado High School in Colorado City, Texas and at Duncan High School in Duncan, Oklahoma. He now resides in Decatur, Alabama."
-1977 New York Giants Media Guide
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1977 Profile: Charlie Ford
Cornerback
No. 27
Houston
"Signed by the Giants as a free agent midway through the 1975 season, Ford had played with the Buffalo Bills earlier in the '75 season, starting four games at cornerback and showing an interception and a fumble recovery.
Originally a No. 2 draft choice of the Chicago Bears, Charlie spent three seasons there as a starter and had 14 interceptions for 200 yards returned, including seven in the 1972 season for 104 yards returned. Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1974, he played six games there and was then dealt to Houston before landing in Buffalo with the Bills. Last year he went down with a knee injury in the preseason, underwent surgery and sat out the entire season.
Charlie was a standout defensive player at the University of Houston, winning three letters as a starting defensive back. He was named to several All-American teams in his senior season.
Charles Glenn Ford was born in Beaumont, Texas and grew up there, starring in all sports at Beaumont High School. He still likes the life in that area and now resides in Missouri City, Texas during the off-season."
-1977 New York Giants Media Guide
No. 27
Houston
"Signed by the Giants as a free agent midway through the 1975 season, Ford had played with the Buffalo Bills earlier in the '75 season, starting four games at cornerback and showing an interception and a fumble recovery.
Originally a No. 2 draft choice of the Chicago Bears, Charlie spent three seasons there as a starter and had 14 interceptions for 200 yards returned, including seven in the 1972 season for 104 yards returned. Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1974, he played six games there and was then dealt to Houston before landing in Buffalo with the Bills. Last year he went down with a knee injury in the preseason, underwent surgery and sat out the entire season.
Charlie was a standout defensive player at the University of Houston, winning three letters as a starting defensive back. He was named to several All-American teams in his senior season.
Charles Glenn Ford was born in Beaumont, Texas and grew up there, starring in all sports at Beaumont High School. He still likes the life in that area and now resides in Missouri City, Texas during the off-season."
-1977 New York Giants Media Guide
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