Jim Gibbs (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Mill Spring, Missouri | August 19, 1913
Died | May 31, 2010 Bartlett, Tennessee | (aged 96)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Central Missouri (1936–1939) |
Position | Forward / Center |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1944–1945 | Wichita Cessna Bobcats |
1946 | Toledo Jeeps |
1947–1948 | Flint Dow A.C.'s |
1947–1948 | Tulsa Ranchers |
As coach: | |
1940–1942 | Niangua HS |
1947–1948 | Tulsa Ranchers |
1947–1966 | Jefferson City HS |
James Elmer Gibbs (August 19, 1913 – May 31, 2010) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Toledo Jeeps and Flint Dow A.C.'s in the National Basketball League (NBL) and averaged 5.5 points per game.[1][3] Gibbs also served as a player-coach for the Tulsa Ranchers in the Professional Basketball League of America during 1947–48.[2]
He was the older brother of NBL player John Gibbs.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Jim Gibbs NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Jim Gibbs". Peach Basket Society. March 11, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "Jim Gibbs Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
Categories:
- 1913 births
- 2010 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Basketball players from Missouri
- Centers (basketball)
- Central Missouri Mules basketball players
- Flint Dow A.C.'s players
- Forwards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- People from Wayne County, Missouri
- Player-coaches
- Professional Basketball League of America players
- Toledo Jeeps players
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs