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Bob Gibson, born on November 9, 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, was a baseball player and basketball player. Bob Gibson died on October 2, 2020, aged 84. Education on record includes Technical High School and Creighton University. Awards on record include Rawlings Gold Glove Award and Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (1968).
My Take
Bob Gibson is one of those players where the numbers alone stop you cold — 251 wins, 3,117 strikeouts, a career ERA under 3.00, and then there's 1968, arguably the most dominant pitching season any modern starter has ever put together: a 1.12 ERA that basically forced MLB to lower the mound the following year. He pitched his entire career for the Cardinals, won two World Series rings, and took the 1964 and 1967 Fall Classic MVP awards almost as a matter of personal pride. What gets me is the attitude: Gibson was openly, unapologetically mean on the mound, and he'd tell you so himself. Grew up in Omaha, played basketball well enough to suit up for the Harlem Globetrotters, and still chose baseball — lucky for us. He passed away in October 2020, but his competitive fury still sets the standard for what a pitcher can be.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bob Gibson
- Name (Japanese)
- ボブ・ギブソン
- Reading
- ぼぶ・ぎぶそん
- Born
- November 9, 1935 – October 2, 2020
- Origin
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Occupation
- baseball player / basketball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
2. Background
- High school
- Technical High School
- University
- Creighton University
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- 1968 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Gibson
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%96%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1131535
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Bob Gibson born?
Bob Gibson was born on November 9, 1935.
When did Bob Gibson die?
Bob Gibson died on October 2, 2020, aged 84.
Where was Bob Gibson from?
Bob Gibson was from Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
What did Bob Gibson do?
Bob Gibson worked as baseball player, basketball player.
Where did Bob Gibson study?
Bob Gibson attended Creighton University.
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