JimmiJo Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20060330-125244-7801r.htm Gibbs talks about the old days THE WASHINGTON TIMES March 30, 2006 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs loves to say the NFL changes 30 percent every year, but one thing that doesn't change is his love for the old days -- when he was a lowly college assistant in the 1960s. Yesterday, Gibbs regaled the audience at the NFL meetings with stories about working for fellow Hall of Famer/broadcaster/video game king John Madden at San Diego State and at Southern Cal for the late John McKay, father of Atlanta general manager Rich McKay, a candidate for NFL commissioner. "I started out with [defensive coordinator] Madden," Gibbs recalled. "I did everything. Wednesday nights I drove him to his classes at Fullerton [Junior] College. He sat in the back seat and smoked cigarettes and ate peanuts. We had a four-man staff. I ran off the game plans and went to get burgers at Jack in the Box. I only got in trouble with Madden if I left something off his burger. [but] he fired me after the spring game, and I said, 'How can you fire me? I don't even make any money.' That's how I went from defense to offense. I went into [coach] Don [Coryell] and said, 'Hey, John fired me yesterday.' And he said, 'Why don't you come over here?' " Gibbs, a teetotaler, also laughed about being made to baby-sit then 10-year-old Rich McKay when the other USC coaches would go out drinking. Click on link for full article... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokie4redskins Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 'How can you fire me? I don't even make any money.' How can you not love Coach Gibbs? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDSCNZ20 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 thats a funny article.. "I think he's majoring in airlines. He just flies back and forth. " lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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