Gil Lefebvre
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Date of birth | March 10, 1910 |
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Place of birth | Douglas, Arizona |
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
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.