Gil Lefebvre

Gil Lefebvre
Date of birth (1910-03-10)March 10, 1910
Place of birth Douglas, Arizona
Date of death May 7, 1987(1987-05-07) (aged 77)
Place of death Bellflower, California
Career information
Position(s) Back
Career history
As player
1933–1934 Cincinnati Reds
1935 Detroit Lions

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.

His brother Alfred held the world decathlon record (under the name Renaud) while attending Arizona State. The story in our family is that their mother, my great grandmother was actually here illegally, hence the name change. His nephew is Jimmy LeFebvre who was a shortstop for the LA Dodgers, and won the RotY in 1965. His brother Henry was a running back for USC and set records himself. The LeFebvre's are a famous and well regarded baseball and football family.


References

  1. "Gil LeFebvre Runs Punt Back 98 Yards To Give Reds A Win". The Lewiston Daily Sun. December 4, 1933.
  2. "No one tries to stop Bailey's 103-yard return". The Milwaukee Journal. October 24, 1994.
  3. "Gil LeFebvre". pro-football-reference.com.
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