Coaching for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) as offensive coordinator in 1978, Gibson most famously called the play that resulted in the "Miracle at the Meadowlands".
With angry Giants fans demanding someone be held responsible for the debacle, owner Wellington Mara and operations director Andy Robustelli met and decided Gibson had to go.
[5] He refused to speak about the incident up until his death in 2015; when ESPN reached him by phone in 2008, he said, "I haven't talked about the game for 30 years, and I'm not about to start now.
"[6] Gibson left New York and opened a bait shop and general store on Florida's Sanibel Island, where he also raised cattle on his ranch.
Gibson still stayed in contact with McVay and another member of the 1978 staff, Lindy Infante, but otherwise largely moved on from his time in the NFL.