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Bob Gibson

American baseball player (1935–2020)
Person Human Q1131535

Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
November 9, 1935
Date of death
October 2, 2020
Place of birth
Omaha
Place of death
Omaha
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
baseball player, basketball player
Educated at
Creighton University, Technical High School[10][11]
Award received
Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award[12][13]
Cause of death
pancreatic cancer[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[45]
Birth name
Pack Robert Gibson[46]
Described by source
Bob Gibson, Feared Flamethrower for the Cardinals, Dies at 84[30]
Different from
Bob Gibson, Josh Gibson, Hans Günter Wolf[48][49][50]
Earned run average
+2.91
End of work period
September 3, 1975[52]
Family name
Gibson[26]
Given name
Bob, Robert[27][28]
League or competition
NCAA Division I men's basketball, Major League Baseball, NCAA Division I men's basketball[20][21]
Manner of death
natural causes[29]
Member of sports team
Harlem Globetrotters, St. Louis Cardinals, Rochester Red Wings, Creighton Bluejays men's basketball, Creighton Bluejays baseball, Creighton Bluejays men's basketball[15][16][17][18][19]
Name in native language
Bob Gibson[47]
Native language
English[9]
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On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora
Participant in
1959 Major League Baseball season, 1960 Major League Baseball season, 1961 Major League Baseball season, 1962 Major League Baseball season, 1963 Major League Baseball season, 1964 Major League Baseball season, 1965 Major League Baseball season, 1966 Major League Baseball season, 1967 Major League Baseball season, 1968 Major League Baseball season, 1969 Major League Baseball season, 1970 Major League Baseball season, 1971 Major League Baseball season, 1972 Major League Baseball season, 1973 Major League Baseball season, 1974 Major League Baseball season, 1975 Major League Baseball season[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]
Place of burial
Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery[7]
Position played on team / speciality
pitcher[22]
Sport
baseball, basketball[24][25]
Start of work period
April 15, 1959[51]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bob Gibson en Pack Robert Gibson en Robert Gibson ar بوب جيبسون de Pack Robert Gibson es Robert Gibson fa باب گیبسون it Bob it Gibby it Hoot it Robert Gibson ja ボブ・ギブソン ko 밥깁슨 ko 밥 깁슨 nl Robert Gibson pl Pack Robert Gibson ru Боб Гибсон ru Гибсон, Боб zh 鮑伯·吉伯森 zh 鮑伯·吉卜森
🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000063876676
VIAF cluster ID
33639256
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91073547
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bob Gibson crop.JPG ↗
Baseball Almanac ID
gibsobo01
Baseball Reference major league player ID
g/gibsobo01
Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID
gibson001rob
BlackPast.org ID
african-american-history/gibson-robert-bob-1935
Comic Vine ID
4005-137940
ESPN.com MLB player ID
22014
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
0472
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Bob-Gibson
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FAST ID
289179
FanGraphs player ID
1004662
Find a Grave memorial ID
216288987
Freebase ID
/m/0202xp
HAND ID
54B7-5272-E435-81A9-2D46
IMDb ID
nm0974081
J9U entity ID
987007320050705171
Kinobox person ID
1195782
MLB.com player ID
114756
NNDB people ID
088/000085830
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ID
gibson-bob
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
16089655X
Nebraska Authors author ID
bob-gibson
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095851467
Prabook ID
28628
Retrosheet person ID
gibsb101
SNAC ARK ID
w6vq43gv
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
bob-gibson-2, robert-gibson-1
The Baseball Cube player ID
11867
Trading Card Database name ID
2079
WikiTree person ID
Gibson-20384
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqk78BPvDgrDgvDC8mPQq
Yale LUX ID
person/af8bbd58-b7c1-4891-9846-d043de78ca82

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🔗 Connections
Participant in 17
1959 Major League Baseball season, 1963 Major League Baseball season, 1964 Major League Baseball season, 1965 Major League Baseball season, 1966 Major League Baseball season, 1967 Major League Baseball season, 1968 Major League Baseball season, 1969 Major League Baseball season +9 more
Member of sports team 3
St. Louis Cardinals, Harlem Globetrotters, Rochester Red Wings
Award received 2
Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, Rawlings Gold Glove Award
Different from 2
Josh Gibson, Bob Gibson
Given name 2
Robert, Bob
Occupation 2
basketball player, baseball player
Sport 2
basketball, baseball
← Different from 2
Josh Gibson, Bob Gibson
Cause of death 1
pancreatic cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Creighton University
Family name 1
Gibson
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
League or competition 1
Major League Baseball
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Omaha
Place of death 1
Omaha
Position played on team / speciality 1
pitcher
Sex or gender 1
male
← Commemorates 1
St. Louis Walk of Fame
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Summary

Bob Gibson was born on November 9, 1935[1], in Omaha[2]. He died on October 2, 2020[3], in Omaha[4]. He worked as a baseball player[5] and basketball player[6].

FAQs

Where was Bob Gibson born?

Bob Gibson's place of birth was Omaha[2].

Where did Bob Gibson die?

Bob Gibson passed away in Omaha[4].

What did Bob Gibson do for work?

Bob Gibson worked as a baseball player[5] and basketball player[6].

Where did Bob Gibson go to school?

Bob Gibson was educated at Creighton University[10] and Technical High School[11].

What awards did Bob Gibson receive?

Honors received include Rawlings Gold Glove Award[12] and Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award[13].

Related Entities

Creighton University United States

References

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  13. [5] ↑ . ESPN Major League Baseball. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 54B7-5272-E435-81A9-2D46
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  2. 13w ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → baseball, basketball
    Sports Reference college basketball player ID → bob-gibson-2, robert-gibson-1
    Earned run average → 2.91
    Different from → Bob Gibson, Josh Gibson, Hans Günter Wolf
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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