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{{Short description|American basketball player (1907–1984)}}
: ''For other persons named John Gibbons see [[John Gibbons (disambiguation)]]''
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Tex Gibbons
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| position        = [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 1
| weight_lb       = 175
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| birth_date      = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1907|10|7}}
| birth_place     = [[Elk City, Oklahoma|Elk City]], [[Oklahoma Territory]], U.S.
| death_date      = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1984|5|30|1907|10|7}}
| death_place     = [[La Habra, California]], U.S.
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| college         = [[Southwestern College (Kansas)|Southwestern (Kansas)]]
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{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|basketball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] | [[Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
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'''John Haskell "Tex" Gibbons''' (October 7, 1907 &ndash; May 30, 1984) was an American [[basketball]] player who competed in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].

He was the captain of the 1936 Olympics American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played one match.

He is also the father of Michael, Donald and educator [[William Gibbons (educator)|William Gibbons]].{{cn|date=January 2024}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002809/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/tex-gibbons-1.html Olympic profile]

{{Footer 1936 Olympic Champions Basketball Men}}

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[[Category:1907 births]]
[[Category:1984 deaths]]
[[Category:Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball]]
[[Category:People from Elk City, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Phillips 66ers players]]
[[Category:Southwestern Moundbuilders men's basketball players]]
[[Category:United States men's national basketball team players]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Burials at Rose Hills Memorial Park]]
[[Category:Guards (basketball)]]
[[Category:Southwestern College (Kansas) alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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