Career
A 6 ft 3 in (191 m), 238 lb tight end from Alcorn State University, Giles played in 13 NFL seasons from 1977 to 1989. Giles" benching coincided with a training-camp holdout, the first in Buccaneers history by a player under contract, and the difficult Doug Williams negotiations that resulted in his departure for the USFL. Dolphins coach Don Shula said of the performance, "I can"t remember any tight end dominating us that way". Buccaneer teammate Gerald Carter said that Giles could have been "one of the best all-time tight ends, if they"d used him more".
In 1988 with the Philadelphia Eagles, he caught a touchdown on one of the most memorable plays in Monday Night Football.
Quarterback Randall Cunningham escaped a tackle from Giants linebacker Carl Banks and threw a touchdown to Giles. On July 13, 2011, the Buccaneers officially announced that Jimmie Giles would be inducted into the team"s Ring of Honor on December 4, 2011, when the Buccaneers hosted the Carolina Panthers.