Tex Gibbons
- For other perons named John Gibbons see John Gibbons (disambiguation)
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| Born | October 7, 1907 Elk City, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||
| Died | May 30, 1984 (aged 76) La Habra, California | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| 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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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 educator William Gibbons, who sold, produced, and collected baseball cards as a child. William also graduated from Brown University.
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- Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Oklahoma
- Olympic basketball players of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- People from Elk City, Oklahoma
- Phillips 66ers players
- Southwestern Moundbuilders men's basketball players
- United States men's national basketball team players
- American Olympic medalist stubs