Reg Gibson

Reginald Joseph Gibson (10 December 1912 – 26 July 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Reg Gibson
Gibson in 1935
Personal information
Full name	Reginald Joseph Gibson
Date of birth	(1912-12-10)10 December 1912
Place of birth	Fairfield, Victoria
Date of death	26 July 1969(1969-07-26) (aged 56)
Place of death	Kilsyth, Victoria
Original team(s)	Kilsyth
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1933, 1935–36	Collingwood	16 (6)
1941	South Melbourne	01 (0)
Total		17 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

After his football career he served in the Royal Australian Navy in World War II.^[2]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "World War II Roll: Reginald Joseph Gibson". Commonwealth of Australia.

External links

• Reg Gibson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Reg Gibson's profile at Collingwood Forever