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Kirk Gibson is a baseball player, born on May 28, 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Kirk Gibson is 69 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Waterford Kettering High School and Michigan State University. Recorded honors include Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (1988), League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award (1984), Silver Slugger Award (1988) and 2 more.
My Take
Kirk Gibson is one of those rare athletes where a single moment defines a career — and yet the moment is so good you almost don't mind. That limping, barely-able-to-stand pinch-hit home run off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series is genuinely one of the most electric things I've ever watched in sports. But Gibson was always more than a highlight reel: a two-sport star out of Michigan State who brought a football player's intensity to the diamond, won the NL MVP in 1988, and then — after everyone assumed he'd fade into obscurity — came back as Arizona Diamondbacks manager and won the NL Manager of the Year in 2011. Add a Parkinson's diagnosis he faced publicly with real grit, and you've got a guy who's just built differently. Michigan made a tough one here.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kirk Gibson
- Name (Japanese)
- カーク・ギブソン
- Reading
- かーく・ぎぶそん
- Born
- May 28, 1957 (age 69)
- Origin
- Pontiac, Michigan, United States
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rooster
2. Background
- High school
- Waterford Kettering High School
- University
- Michigan State University
Awards & achievements
- 1988 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
- 1984 League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award
- 1988 Silver Slugger Award
- 2011 Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award
- 2017 College Football Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk%20Gibson
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%96%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1185498
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. 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 Kirk Gibson born?
Born May 28, 1957 (age 69).
Where is Kirk Gibson from?
Kirk Gibson is from Pontiac, Michigan, United States.
What does Kirk Gibson do?
Kirk Gibson works as baseball player.
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