| Dick Gibson | |
| Fullname: | Richard Gibson |
| Nickname: | Hockey |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1866 |
| Birth Place: | Williamstown, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Ascot Vale, Victoria |
| Statsend: | 1898 |
| Years1: | 1886–1890 |
| Club1: | Hotham/North Melbourne (VFA) |
| Games Goals1: | 71 (28) |
| Years2: | 1891–1896 |
| Club2: | South Melbourne (VFA) |
| Games Goals2: | 115 (25) |
| Years3: | 1897–1898 |
| Club3: | South Melbourne (VFL) |
| Games Goals3: | 29 (9) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 215 (62) |
| Umpireyears1: | 1899–1909 |
| Umpireleague1: | VFL |
| Umpirerole1: | Field umpire |
| Umpiregames1: | 98 |
| Umpireyears2: | 1905–1909 |
| Umpireleague2: | VFL |
| Umpirerole2: | Boundary umpire |
| Umpiregames2: | 3 |
Richard Gibson (13 July 1866 – 28 October 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hotham/North Melbourne and South Melbourne, and later an umpire in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The son of George Thomas Gibson (1828–1879),[1] [2] [3] and Margaret Gibson (1837–1882), née Slaven,[4] Richard Gibson was born at Williamstown, Victoria on 13 July 1866.
He married Abigail Mary Snow (1868–1936) on 23 July 1890.[5] [6]
After playing for North Melbourne and South Melbourne in the VFA, Dick "Hockey" Gibson was a member of the inaugural South Melbourne VFL team in 1897 and vice-captained the club in his two VFL seasons.
He became the first VFL player to umpire a Grand Final in 1903 when he was the field umpire for the 1903 VFL Grand Final. In all he officiated in 98 VFL matches as a field umpire and also appeared as a boundary umpire three times.
He died at his home in Ascot Vale, Victoria on 28 October 1943.[7] [8]