Nationality American Role Basketball Player Positions Basketball positions Name Tex Gibbons Education Southwestern College | Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg) Weight 79 kg Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Height 1.85 m | |
Born October 7, 1907
Elk City, Oklahoma ( 1907-10-07 ) Died May 30, 1984, La Habra, California, United States | ||
John Haskell "Tex" Gibbons (October 7, 1907 – May 30, 1984) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was the captain of the 1936 Olympics American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played one match.
He is also the fatherof Michael, donald and educator William Gibbons,William also graduated from Brown University.
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