OT: RIP Bob Gibson 84
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Indeed, one heck of a story out of the Big O.
From basketball to baseball, he was a giant.
From basketball to baseball, he was a giant.
First Gale Sayers and now Bob Gibson..
Been a very sad 2 weeks in the Omaha area losing 2 of the greatest professional athlete’s ever in our city..
My father fixed Bob Gibson TV when he was playing for the Omaha Cardinal.
Been a very sad 2 weeks in the Omaha area losing 2 of the greatest professional athlete’s ever in our city..
My father fixed Bob Gibson TV when he was playing for the Omaha Cardinal.
Had the great pleasure to meet him on three different occasions, all by random chance.
First was in St Louis about 25 years ago when he had just been dismissed as the Cards pitching coach as Joe Torre was fired. They were both at Purina Farms. I happened to be wearing a Husker shirt and shook his hand. Later got his autograph.
In 1998 we were flying back to Omaha from the Orange Bowl after beating Tennessee. My son (age 8) went up and got his autograph and Bob chatted with for a few minutes. A couple years later we sat by him on a plane. Some lady sitting right next to him started talking about model trains with him and she had no idea who he was. In every case he was polite as could be. Very gentle, the total opposite of his mound persona.
Here are two amazing stats about his career. He had 252 victories. He had 255 complete games. He also never hit more than 13 batters during a season. Since I also grew up in Nebraska, I’ve always considered him my favorite athlete of all time.
First was in St Louis about 25 years ago when he had just been dismissed as the Cards pitching coach as Joe Torre was fired. They were both at Purina Farms. I happened to be wearing a Husker shirt and shook his hand. Later got his autograph.
In 1998 we were flying back to Omaha from the Orange Bowl after beating Tennessee. My son (age 8) went up and got his autograph and Bob chatted with for a few minutes. A couple years later we sat by him on a plane. Some lady sitting right next to him started talking about model trains with him and she had no idea who he was. In every case he was polite as could be. Very gentle, the total opposite of his mound persona.
Here are two amazing stats about his career. He had 252 victories. He had 255 complete games. He also never hit more than 13 batters during a season. Since I also grew up in Nebraska, I’ve always considered him my favorite athlete of all time.
Big time loss-great pitcher and person.
Kind of a cool old story from a small town in Nebraska.
On the lighter side, there is a photo of Bob Gibson and Bob Uecker holding hands in a team photo.
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Was discussed on the show hosted by another famous Nebraskan: The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. It's at about 4:10 if it doesn't jump there right away...
HHOF: The 1964 Cardinals Team Photo
And we have our first photo entry into the Happiness Hall of Fame. The picture below is the official team photograph of the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals. It's available on eBay for $65, I suppose, because that's a famous team, the '64 Cardinals. That's the team that trailed the Philadelphia Phillies...
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Was discussed on the show hosted by another famous Nebraskan: The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. It's at about 4:10 if it doesn't jump there right away...
Two of the greatest athlete's ever in their perspective sports.
the greatest athlete in nebraska history. absolutely dominating on the mound
Great pitcher. Even better man. RIP Bob.
