| Chris Gibson |
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RS Senior
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| Hometown:
Roseburg, Ore.
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| High School:
Roseburg High School
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 279
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| Position:
Center
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| Birthdate:
05/11/1979
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| Experience:
3V
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PERSONAL--Born 5/11/79 in Roseburg, OR...son of David and Bonita Gibson...his father is a corelayer and his mother is a registered nurse...entered OSU with a 3.5 GPA out of Roseburg High School...UESP major...has no brothers or sisters...enjoys hunting and fishing...Kevin Green of the Carolina Panthers is his favorite player...winning back-to-back state 4A football championships at Roseburg has been his top athletic thrill to date...selected OSU because, "OSU has a great coaching staff and has a 94 percent graduation rate for football players."
OSU—(2001—Senior)--Chris has now started 14 straight games and has played in 30 Beaver career games…all told, Chris has 15 starts in his OSU career…Chris will enter his senior year as the top offensive center in the Pac-10 Conference and the nation…Chris is a coach’s dream…no one competes any harder than Chris Gibson, plus he is the on the field coach of the offensive line, making all of the line calls…in winter conditioning, Chris posted bests of 500 pounds in the squat, 395 in the bench press and 292.1 in the power clean.
OSU-(2000-Junior)--Chris enters his junior season having played in 18 games over two seasons with three starts in 1999, including OSU’s bowl game against Hawaii in the Oahu Bowl...Chris entered spring drills as the No. 1 center and he solidified his hold on the No. 1 spot during the spring and he will anchor OSU’s offensive line in 2000...one of the toughest competitors on the OSU roster...he is undersized when compared to other offensive linemen in the Pac-10, but he has great quickness, toughness and gets great leverage...he posted the eighth best bench press mark on the OSU team during winter conditioning with a lift of 365 pounds...he also posted a back squat mark of 420 and a power clean lift of 275.
OSU-(1999-Sophomore)--Chris solidified his role as the backup center behind Keith DiDomenico and his experience will be very valuable in 1999...once again, Chris will also perform on special teams...pound for pound, Chris is as tough as they come on the offensive line...in the weight room, Chris has produced personal bests of 305 pounds in the hang clean, 375 in the bench press, 450 in the back squat, 285 in the incline and he posted a 26.00 vertical jump.
(1998-Redshirt Freshman)--The redshirt season was good for Chris as he was able to add 18 pounds...however, at 259 he is still undersized as a Pac-10 lineman...he got a lot of valuable experience in three major scrimmage sessions during the spring and he concluded the spring as the backup center...he reported to fall camp as the backup center with a chance to earn playing time in 1998 and he played in all 11 games as a backup center and a valuable performer on special teams.
(1997-Freshman)--Chris spent the 1997 season as a redshirt offensive lineman, dividing time between center and guard.
ROSEBURG HIGH SCHOOL--(1993-96)--Chris was a first-team all-state offensive guard selection by the Oregonian as a junior and senior, and a first-team all-state defensive tackle (Oregonian) as a senior...he was a first-team all-league (Southern Oregon Conference) guard as a junior and senior and a first-team all-league defensive tackle as a senior...won the Best Blocker Award on the Roseburg Indians' team following his senior year...in addition to being a two-year starter and letterman in football, Chris earned four letters in wrestling and two in track and field...as a junior, Chris placed fifth in the state at 215 pounds as a wrestler...played football for Coach Thurman Bell, a former OSU football player...he canceled all other visits after committing to Oregon State...Coach Bell said, "He was the most underrated player on our team. He can play either offense or defense. He is lean and has room to grow. He has great feet and he can run very well. He is very explosive off the ball. He has the potential to be an outstanding college lineman on either side of the ball."
