Abe Gibron was a four-time Pro Bowl guard who played on three Browns championship teams in the 1950s. Born in 1925 in Michigan City, Ind. to Lebanese immigrant parents, Gibron was a sixth round draft pick in 1949. At just 5-foot-11 but 243 pounds, he was abnormally quick and played both offensive and defensive guard. After retiring with the Bears in 1959, he became a coach, during which time his weight ballooned to over 300 pounds. A big eater, Gibron became the Bears’ head coach in 1972, and despite going just 11-30-1 in three seasons, he remained a sort of lovable character – a “wisecracker,” as the New York Times described him. Even despite his shape, Gibron had remained fleet of foot, and he regularly beat his players in sprints – even though his pants fell down when he ran. Famously, he once sang “Joy to the World,” the hit song by Three Dog Night, on the sidelines. From 1976 to 1984, Gibron was an assistant coach on a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that at one point lost 26 straight games, still an NFL record.