.Biography
Jimmie Giles
Born: Natchez, Miss.Pos.: TENo.: 88Buc years: 1978-86
Acquired: From Houston Oilers with first- and second-round picks in 1978 and third- and fifth-round picks in 1979 for the first overall pick in 1978, which became Earl Campbell.
Released by Bucs: Oct. 27, 1986
Other teams: Lions (1986-87), Eagles (1987-89)
Bucs stats: 112 starts (10th in team history), 279 catches (eighth), 4,300 yards (third), 34 touchdown catches (first)
Bucs highlights: Became team's first offensive Pro Bowl player in 1980, when his 33 catches were first in the NFL among tight ends. … Four Pro Bowls are second among offensive players in team history (Mike Alstott's six). … Holds team record of four touchdown catches (Oct. 20, 1985). … Holds team record for longest catch by a tight end of 81 yards (Nov. 1, 1981).
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