Jesse John Hibbs (January 11, 1906 – February 4, 1985) was an American film and television director and football player.

He played college football for the USC Trojans, earning consensus All-American honors as a tackle in 1927 and 1928.

Hibbs played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears in 1931.

Like several other USC players of the 1920s and 1930s, including Wayne, Ward Bond, Cotton Warburton and Aaron Rosenberg, Hibbs entered the film industry and became an assistant director.

He also worked regularly with Audie Murphy – on the westerns Ride Clear of Diablo, Walk the Proud Land, and Ride a Crooked Trail, as well as the film version of Murphy's life story To Hell and Back, the boxing film World in My Corner, Shining Victory, and Joe Butterfly.