Full name Dick Gibson Years Club | 1897-98 South Melbourne Name Dick Gibson | |
Date of birth (1866-07-13)13 July 1866 Date of death 28 October 1943(1943-10-28) (aged 77) | ||
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Richard "Dick" Gibson (13 July 1866 – 28 October 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and an umpire in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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After playing for North Melbourne and South Melbourne in the VFA, 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.
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