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Bob Gibson
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Overview
Born
November 9
,
1935
·
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Died
October 2
,
2020
·
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
(pancreatic cancer)
Birth name
Pack Robert Gibson
Nicknames
Hoot
Gibby
Height
6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Mini Bio
Bob Gibson was born on November 9, 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was married to Wendy Nelson and Charline Johnson. He died on October 2, 2020 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
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Spouses
Wendy Nelson
(October 17, 1979 - October 2, 2020) (his death, 1 child)
Charline Johnson
(April 1957 - January 22, 1974) (divorced, 2 children)
Trivia
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in 1981.
Pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959-1975).
Still owns the World Series records of consecutive wins (7) and strikeouts for a game (17).
Played for the Harlem Globetrotters in the 1950s. His roommate was Meadlowlark Lemon.
Great fielder at his position (9 Gold Gloves).
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I didn't see myself as intimidating when I was pitching. Certainly if I had known that when I was pitching, I would have been more nasty than I was.
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