James Leo Gibbons (1914–2001) was an American sportscaster who called Washington Redskins games from 1943 to 1967.
He joined WMAL in 1943, where he read commercials and provided color commentary for Redskins games.
[2][3][5] In 1953, Gibbons became the Redskins’ play-by-play announcer, calling games on a simulcast for radio and television.
He eventually owned four, WFMD and WFRE in Frederick, Maryland and WPVR-FM and WFIR in Roanoke, Virginia.
[4] Gibbons died of congestive heart failure on February 13, 2001, at his home in Bethesda, Maryland.