Patrick Henry Gibbs is a former American football defensive back who played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.

Gibbs played college football at Lamar University, where he also played wide receiver.[1] He was drafted by the Eagles in the 9th round of the 1972 NFL Draft with the 222nd overall selection.[2] He made the Eagles for the 1972 regular season and played in their first two games, primarily as a kick returner.[2][3] Against the Dallas Cowboys on September 17 he returned two kickoffs for 44 yards.[4] In his second game against the Cleveland Browns on September 24 he returned one kickoff for 17 yards and one punt for 8 yards.[4] In the second half of that game while attempting to field a kickoff he suffered a torn medial collateral ligament in his knee that required surgery and he had to miss the rest of the season.[5][6] The Eagles waived him during the 1973 preseason.[7] He joined the Houston Texans of the World Football League (who relocated during the season to Shreveport, Louisiana to play as the Shreveport Steamer) for the 1974 season.[8][9][10] He finished the season tied for 4th in the league with 8 interceptions.[11] He also returned punts for the Texans/Steamer.[12] He was suspended by the Steamer before their 1975 season began after he left camp without permission after losing his starting job.[13] He signed with the New Orleans Saints for the 1976 NFL season but was cut during the preseason.[14][15]

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