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Tex Gibbons

1907 - 1984

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For other persons named John Gibbons see John Gibbons (disambiguation) 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 father of Michael, Donald and educator William Gibbons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tex Gibbons is the 294th most popular basketball player (up from 470th in 2019), the 11,502nd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,131st in 2019) and the 164th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Tex Gibbons ranks 294 out of 1,757. Before him are Maurice Stokes, Jack Ragland, Željko Rebrača, Gus Williams, Ralph Bishop, and Sergejus Jovaiša. After him are Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Jaka Lakovič, Jim Loscutoff, Aleksandr Salnikov, Fred VanVleet, and Lamar Odom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Tex Gibbons ranks 379. Before him are Sheldon Leonard, Bill Holland, Jean Louis, Constantino Urbieta Sosa, Evelyn Hooker, and Johnny Moss. After him are Isabel Jewell, Lina Basquette, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, Aldo Donelli, Walter Donaldson, and Mildred Bailey. Among people deceased in 1984, Tex Gibbons ranks 261. Before him are Chuck Cooper, Bill Holland, H. Bruce Humberstone, Luther Adler, William Keighley, and Mina Wylie. After him are Neil Hamilton, William D'Amico, Margaret Livingston, Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, Andrea Leeds, and William Empson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tex Gibbons ranks 11,504 out of 20,380. Before him are George Montgomery (1916), Michael Moorer (1967), Ruth Warrick (1916), Paul Burke (1926), Bill Williams (1915), and Meg Cabot (1967). After him are Mimi Kennedy (1948), Theo Rossi (1975), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1956), Art Clokey (1921), William Eustis (1753), and N. Scott Momaday (1934).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Tex Gibbons ranks 164. Before him are Artis Gilmore (1949), Don Meineke (1930), Maurice Stokes (1933), Jack Ragland (1913), Gus Williams (1953), and Ralph Bishop (1915). After him are Jim Loscutoff (1930), Fred VanVleet (1994), Lamar Odom (1979), Mike James (1990), Slater Martin (1925), and Adrian Smith (1936).

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