George Gibbs (Australian footballer) explained

George Gibbs
Fullname:George Gibbs
Birth Date:3 October 1905
Birth Place:Carlton, Victoria
Death Place:Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria
Originalteam:Fitzroy
Height:179 cm
Weight:79 kg
Statsend:1930
Years1:1927–28
Games Goals1:11 (2)
Years2:1929–30
Games Goals2:27 (16)
Games Goalstotal:38 (18)

George Gibbs (3 October 1905 – 27 February 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of George Gibbs (1879-1943),[2] and Ada Alice Gibbs (1879-1962), née Musgrove, George Gibbs was born at Carlton, Victoria on 3 October 1905. His brother, Leslie Gibbs (1918-1976), played with Melbourne and Preston.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 314.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206350894 Deaths: Gibbs, The Age, (Tuesday, 14 September 1943), p.5.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243379143 Gossip of the Game, The Herald, (Friday, 7 July 1939), p.19.