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Bob Gibson

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Also known as Robert Gibson, Pack Robert Gibson

American baseball player (1935–2020)

Person · Open Library

Born
1935
Works
10

Top works

  • How to pitch
  • Pitch by pitch
  • The astronomer's sourcebook
  • Black To My Own Demise. White To My Own Surprise
  • Bob Gibson: I Come for to Sing

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1928-04-03
Active to
2003-11-17
americancountrynashville soundsinger-songwriter

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7,270
Total plays
48,129

Tags

folkAllgreenwich village folkbanjoGuitare

Samuel Robert ("Bob") Gibson (November 16, 1931 – September 28, 1996) was a folk singer who led a folk music revival in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was known for playing both the banjo and the 12-string guitar. He introduced Joan Baez at the Newport Folk Festival of 1959. He produced a number of LPs in the decade from 1956 to 1965. His best known album, Gibson & Camp at the Gate of Horn, was released in 1961. His songs have been recorded by <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bob+Gibson">R

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Sports profile

Sport
Baseball
Position
Pitcher
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Family name
Gibson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Omaha
Place of death
Omaha
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Position played
pitcher
Image
Bob Gibson crop.JPG
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date of birth
1935-11-09
Commons category
Bob Gibson
start of work period
1959-04-15
end of work period
1975-09-03
date of death
2020-10-02
name in native language
Bob Gibson
birth name
Pack Robert Gibson
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
pancreatic cancer
earned run average
2.91
Sources (7)

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