Player Jimmie Giles
Seasons 1978-86
College Alcorn State
How acquired Trade - Houston - 1978
How left Released during the 1986 season
Height 6-3
Weight 240
Date of birth 8-Nov-54
Pos TE
Games 121
Starts 112
The finest tight end in Buc history who was obtained in a trade with the Oilers that saw Houston and the Bucs swop 1st round picks in the 1978 draft. Started for the best part of nine seasons in the Buccaneer orange before being unceremoniously dumped by Leeman Bennett midway through the 1986 season. Saw a little time with the Eagles after that. Named to the Pro Bowl four times and came to London in 2011 with the Buccaneers to act as an honorary captain and ambassador for the franchise and was selected to the Ring of Honor later that year.
1978
1
1979
1
1980
1
1981
1
1982
1
1983
1
1984
1
1985
1
1986
1
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Starts
Starts
Starts
Starts
Starts
Starts
Starts
Starts
16
10
16
16
16
15
16
16
9
9
11
9
14
14
16
16
7
7
No 88
Receiving
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1978
23
324
14.1
38
2
1979
40
579
14.5
66
7
1980
33
602
18.2
51
4
1981
45
786
17.5
81
6
1982
28
499
17.8
48
3
1983
25
349
14.0
80
1
1984
24
310
12.9
38
2
1985
43
673
15.7
39
8
1986
18
178
9.9
20
1
Total
279
4,300
15.4
81
34
Kick returns
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1978
5
60
12.0
17
0
Total
5
60
12.0
17
0
Rushing
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1978
1
-1
-1.0
-1
0
1979
2
7
3.5
9
0
1982
1
1
1.0
1
0
Total
4
7
1.8
9
0