Jesse Hibbs
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| Jesse Hibbs | |
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| Date of birth | January 11, 1906 |
| Place of birth | Normal, Illinois |
| Position(s) | OT |
| College | Southern California |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1931 | Chicago Bears |
Jesse Hibbs (born January 11, 1906 in Normal, IL and died in 1985) was a director and 1926 and 1927 All-America offensive tackle football player for the University of Southern California.
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[edit] College Career
He was a member of USC's first national championship team in 1928.
[edit] Professional Career
He played with the NFL's Chicago Bears in 1931, then had a long career as a Hollywood director.
[edit] Hollywood
An assistant director by the '40s, Hibbs helmed his first film in 1953, the football drama "The All-American". Over the '50s he specialized in westerns, most notably the Audie Murphy oaters "Ride Clear of Diablo", "Walk the Proud Land", and Ride a Crooked Trail; he also directed Murphy in an adaptation of the actor's autobiography To Hell and Back, the boxing drama "World in My Corner", and the postwar adventure tale Joe Butterfly. By the end of the '50s Hibbs switched his attention to television, where he helmed numerous episodes of Perry Mason, Ironside, and The FBI.
[edit] External links
- Jesse Hibbs Profile at USC Legends
