Len Gibb Explained

Len Gibb
Fullname:Leonard Wallace Gibb
Birth Date:8 October 1888
Birth Place:Hawthorn, Victoria
Death Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:Hawthorn (VMFL)
Height:178 cm
Weight:71 kg
Statsend:1923
Years1:1912
Games Goals1:9 (1)
Years2:1914
Games Goals2:1 (0)
Years3:1914–21
Club3: (VFA)
Games Goals3:36 (25)
Years4:1923
Club4:Williamstown (VFA)
Games Goals4:8 (3)

Leonard Wallace Gibb (8 October 1888 – 10 September 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Career

Gibb started out as a player when that club was still a member of the Amateur competition. He played nine games with Collingwood before transferring to Richmond where he had the solitary game. After World War I, Gibb was appointed captain of Hawthorn (by this time in the VFA), and proceeded to be the club leading goalkicker for the 1919 season.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 314.