Gerald J Tubbs was an American football linebacker who played for ten seasons in the National Football League from 1957 to 1966, mainly for the Dallas Cowboys.
16 Facts About Jerry Tubbs
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Jerry Tubbs was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft.
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Jerry Tubbs played college football at the University of Oklahoma.
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Jerry Tubbs lost only three games during his high school career.
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Jerry Tubbs played three varsity years at the University of Oklahoma, and the Sooners won all 31 games in that period.
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In 1954, when fullback Billy Pricer was injured, Jerry Tubbs had to replace him playing against University of Texas, the first time he had ever played in the backfield.
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Jerry Tubbs played linebacker and in a victory over Texas in 1955, he intercepted three passes.
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Jerry Tubbs finished fourth in the 1956 Heisman Trophy voting, behind his third place teammate, Tommy McDonald, and winner Paul Hornung of Notre Dame University.
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Jerry Tubbs graduated from Oklahoma with a degree in economics and was a 1956 Academic All-America.
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Jerry Tubbs was eventually benched, and then traded to the San Francisco 49ers after the seventh game of the 1958 season.
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Jerry Tubbs was acquired by the Dallas Cowboys in 1960 NFL Expansion Draft.
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Jerry Tubbs was an impact player on those early Cowboys teams and rated among the top middle linebackers in the NFL.
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Jerry Tubbs played just the first three games of the season, until he suffered a back injury.
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Jerry Tubbs came back again, but didn't play a single down while serving as a player-coach, hence he was on the roster and in uniform for the 1967 Ice Bowl championship game against the Packers.
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Jerry Tubbs coached in five Super Bowls, winning two of them.
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Jerry Tubbs died on June 13,2012 at the age of 77.