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George Gibbs (Australian footballer)

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George Gibbs
Gibbs during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name George Gibbs
Date of birth (1905-10-03)3 October 1905
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 27 February 1987(1987-02-27) (aged 81)
Place of death Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria
Original team(s) Fitzroy
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927–28 Fitzroy 11 (2)
1929–30 Collingwood 27 (16)
Total 38 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Gibbs (3 October 1905 – 27 February 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of George Gibbs (1879-1943),[2] and Ada Alice Gibbs (1879-1962), née Musgrove, George Gibbs was born at Carlton, Victoria on 3 October 1905. His brother, Leslie Gibbs (1918-1976), played with Melbourne and Preston.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Deaths: Gibbs, The Age, (Tuesday, 14 September 1943), p.5.
  3. ^ Gossip of the Game, The Herald, (Friday, 7 July 1939), p.19.
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