Rupert Gibb (25 August 1900 – 4 July 1978) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Rupert Gibb | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Rupert Gibb | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1900 | ||
| Date of death | 4 July 1978 (aged 77) | ||
| Original team(s) | Vermont | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1922 | Richmond | 4 (0) | |
| 1925 | Footscray | 12 (8) | |
| Total | 16 (8) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Gibb was a well-performed professional sprinter, having won the Warrnambool Gift and the 1925 Warracknabeal Gift. Gibb was a finalist in the 1926 Stawell Gift, finishing 5th off 8 1/4yds.[2]
In 1937, Gibb was appointed as coach of Corowa Football Club in the Ovens and Murray Football League.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 314. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Watt, p. 104.
- ^ "1937 - Corowa FC - Appoint Coach". The Corowa Free Press. 26 March 1937. p. 6 – via Trove Newspapers.
Sources
edit- Watt, Gary (2008). The Stawell Gift Almanac: History of the Stawell Gift (1st ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Legacy Books. ISBN 978-0-9802897-4-9.
External links
edit- Rupert Gibb's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Rupert Gibb at AustralianFootball.com
- R Gibb's Player Profile @ Tigerland Archive
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