Kevin Gilbride is in his second season on the Giants’ coaching staff and first with the title of Offensive Assistant. Last year, he was the team’s offensive quality control coach. Gilbride succeeded Sean Ryan, who is now the team’s wide receivers coach.
Gilbride is the son of Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride. Prior to joining the Giants, he spent three seasons as the wide receivers coach at Temple University. In 2009, Gilbride was a member of the Temple coaching staff that led the Owls to a 9-4 record - their first winning record since 1990 - and their first bowl game since 1979, the EagleBank Bowl in Washington.
Kevin Gilbride is in his second season on the Giants’ coaching staff and first with the title of Offensive Assistant. Last year, he was the team’s offensive quality control coach. Gilbride succeeded Sean Ryan, who is now the team’s wide receivers coach.
Gilbride is the son of Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride. Prior to joining the Giants, he spent three seasons as the wide receivers coach at Temple University. In 2009, Gilbride was a member of the Temple coaching staff that led the Owls to a 9-4 record - their first winning record since 1990 - and their first bowl game since 1979, the EagleBank Bowl in Washington.
The previous season, Gilbride coached Bruce Francis, who earned the Owls’ offensive most valuable player award. Francis, who was an All-MAC selection, became Temple's Division I-A career leader in receiving touchdowns (23). The Owls' leading receiver with 687 yards on 45 catches for a Division I-A school record 13 touchdowns, Francis finished his collegiate career with a reception in a school record 38 consecutive games.
Before his stint at Temple, Gilbride coached the slot receivers and tight ends at Georgetown in 2006. He also headed the kickoff coverage unit and assisted on punt, kickoff return and punt block. He recruited in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida and Delaware for the Hoyas.
Gilbride was an offensive graduate assistant coach at Syracuse for two seasons (2004-05), working closely with the tight ends in 2005. The Orange captured a share of the Big East title in 2004 and earned a berth in the Champs Sports Bowl. Gilbride first joined the SU staff as a graduate assistant for video in 2003 before then head coach Paul Pasqualoni moved him into a coaching role.
Gilbride, 31, graduated from the University of Hawaii in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in speech communications. He was a backup quarterback and played on special teams for the Warriors in 2000 after sitting out the 1999 season following his transfer from Brigham Young. He also earned four letters as a baseball player at Hawaii, playing outfield, first base and designated hitter. As a senior, he batted .308, had a .413 on base percentage and did not commit an error.
