:Oliver Gibson (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Oliver Gibson
| number = 98, 99
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|3|15}}
| birth_place = Romeoville, Illinois, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 315
| high_school = Romeoville (IL)
| college = Notre Dame
| draftyear = 1995
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 120
| pastteams =
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1995|1998}})
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1999|2003}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2004}})*{{cite web |title=Oliver Gibson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GibsOl20.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=21 November 2024}}
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004)*
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 243
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 17.5
| statlabel3 = Interceptions
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = GibsOl20
}}
Oliver Donnovan Gibson (born March 15, 1972) is an American former professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played from 1995 to 2003 for the Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.
In 1989, Gibson was named USA Today High School Football Defensive Player of the Year.
NFL career statistics
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! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
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| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1995 | PIT
| 12 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | PIT
| 16 || 0 || 15 || 7 || 8 || 2.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | PIT
| 16 || 0 || 10 || 9 || 1 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | PIT
| 16 || 0 || 15 || 10 || 5 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | CIN
| 16 || 16 || 41 || 31 || 10 || 4.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | CIN
| 16 || 16 || 52 || 43 || 9 || 4.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | CIN
| 16 || 16 || 55 || 45 || 10 || 3.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | CIN
| 9 || 9 || 29 || 19 || 10 || 0.0 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | CIN
| 16 || 0 || 24 || 17 || 7 || 0.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 133 | 57 | 243 | 182 | 61 | 17.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
References
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{{USA Today DPOY}}
{{Steelers1995DraftPicks}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, Oliver}}
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Cincinnati Bengals players
Category:Players of American football from Chicago
Category:People from Romeoville, Illinois
Category:Players of American football from Will County, Illinois
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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