Gil Lefebvre

Gil Lefebvre
Position:	Back
Personal information
Born:	March 10, 1910; Douglas, Arizona
Died:	May 7, 1987 (aged 77); Bellflower, California
Height:	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight:	155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school:	Los Angeles (CA) Manual Arts
Career history
	Cincinnati Reds (1933–1934); Detroit Lions (1935);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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.

References[]

^ "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.
^ "Gil LeFebvre". pro-football-reference.com.

External links[]

Gil Lefebvre at Find a Grave

[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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