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| | Year: | 2019
| | First: | Bob
| | Last: | Gibson
| | Home: | Omaha
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Bob Gibson, from Omaha, is one of the 'very best of the best,' anytime, anyplace! Any questions! Didn't think so! A fiery competitor, he was perhaps the most intimidating pitcher in history. Bob was also a gifted all-around athlete who excelled at basketball and performed with the legendary Harlem Globetrotters. He played baseball for Creighton and recent anecdotal testimony indicates he played some semi-pro baseball in the Nebraska-Iowa regions. A listing of all his MLB accomplishments would fill a newsletter,. Here are some of the most amazing: A 17 year career with the St. Louis Cardinals; a 1.12 ERA* and 13 shutouts, plus 17 K's in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series*; 9 time Gold Glove Awards, 26 consecutive 'quality starts'*; All-Century MLB Baseball Team; MLB Cooperstown HOF, 1981; 251 career wins; over 3150 K's; 9 time MLB All-Star; 2 time Cy Young Winner, including MVP and Cy Young Winner, 1968. Bob's signature season in in 1968 changed the game of baseball by resulting in the lowering of the mound. The Nebraska Baseball Hall of Fame was formed in 1976. Had this Board of Directors been in operation at that time, and knowing what we know now, Bob Gibson would have been inducted in 1976. Congratulations, 'Gibby'! |
