Bobby Gibb

Robert Wilton Gibb (1 June 1902 – 24 May 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

For other people named Robert Gibb, see Robert Gibb (disambiguation).
Bobby Gibb
Personal information
Full name Robert Wilton Gibb
Date of birth (1902-06-01)1 June 1902
Place of birth Walhalla, Victoria
Date of death 24 May 1953(1953-05-24) (aged 50)
Place of death Wangaratta, Victoria
Original team(s) Leopold
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1921 South Melbourne 4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of William Doig Gibb (1857–1933),[2] and Rebecca Kate Gibb (1859–1932), née Moore,[3] Robert Wilton Gibb was born at Walhalla, Victoria on 1 June 1902.

He married Doris May White (1904–1963) in 1929.

Football

Recruited from the local Leopold Football Club, and one of the team's five debutants—Gibb, Leon Beer, Bob McDonald, John Mitchell, and Jimmy Rodgers—he played his first match for South Melbourne against Melbourne on 28 May 1921.

Death

He died (suddenly) on 24 May 1953.[4]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 314.
  2. Death: Gibb, The Argus, (Saturday, 30 December 1933), p. 9.
  3. Deaths: Gibb, The Age, (Friday, 29 July 1932), p. 1.
  4. Deaths: Gibb, (Saturday, 30 May 1953), p15.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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