// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Tex Gibbons? A cow-boy with a beef to pick.
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| Born | October 7, 1907 Elk City, Oklahoma Territory, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | May 30, 1984 (aged 76) La Habra, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Southwestern (Kansas) | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
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- For other persons named John Gibbons see John Gibbons (disambiguation)
John Haskell "Tex" Gibbons (October 7, 1907 – May 30, 1984) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was the captain of the 1936 Olympics American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played one match.
He is also the father of Michael, Donald and educator William Gibbons.[citation needed]
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