Aaron Gibson was born on September 27,1977 and is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears.
13 Facts About Aaron Gibson
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Aaron Gibson was a member of the Austin Wranglers and Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League.
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Aaron Gibson played college football at the University of Wisconsin.
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Aaron Gibson accepted a football scholarship from the University of Wisconsin.
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Aaron Gibson spent two seasons blocking for Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne, who set the NCAA Division I career rushing record in 1999.
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Aaron Gibson was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection.
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Aaron Gibson was the first player in school history to be named a finalist for the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy awards.
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Aaron Gibson was described as "a proto-type right tackle in the NFL," for having "a huge body with big legs and a gigantic chest".
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Aaron Gibson was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 27th overall pick in the 1999 National Football League Draft.
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In 2002, Aaron Gibson had the distinction of becoming the NFL's first player to be officially listed at 400 pounds or 181 kilograms.
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Aaron Gibson was limited by a knee injury in training camp and eventually released on September 18,2002.
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Aaron Gibson played in eleven games and had 3 tackles for the season.
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On February 22,2008, he was released by the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League, owned by Jerry Jones, who owned the Dallas Cowboys, where Aaron Gibson had previously played.