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]

Not to be confused with Bob Gibbs, Bobby Gibbes, or Robert Gibb.

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.

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