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American football player (1910–1987)
American football player
Gil Lefebvre
Personal information | |
Born: | (1910-03-10)March 10, 1910Douglas, Arizona, U.S. |
Died: | May 7, 1987(1987-05-07) (aged 77)Bellflower, California, U.S. |
Height: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Weight: | 155 lb (70 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Manual Arts |
Position: | Back |
Career history | |
Cincinnati Reds (1933–1934) Detroit Lions (1935) | |
Career highlights and awards | |
NFL champion (1935) | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Gilbert "Frenchy" 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.
- ^ "Gil LeFebvre Runs Punt Back 98 Yards To Give Reds A Win". The Lewiston Daily Sun. December 4, 1933.
- ^ "No one tries to stop Bailey's 103-yard return". The Milwaukee Journal. October 24, 1994. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ "Gil LeFebvre". pro-football-reference.com.