Richard Marion Gibson (December 5, 1900 – November 23, 1968) was an

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player. Gibson was born in

Jefferson County, Kentucky Jefferson County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 782,969. It is the most populous county in the commonwealth (with more than twice the population of second ranked ...

, in 1900. He attended

Louisville Male High School Louisville Male Traditional High School is a public co-ed secondary school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in the southside of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is part of the Jefferson County Public School District. History Ninth and Ches ...

and then enrolled at

Centre College Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky. It is an undergraduate college with an enrollment of approximately 1,400 students. Centre was officially chartered by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1819. The college is ...

. He played college football at Centre where he was one of the stars in the team's line. He left school during the 1922 football season, prior to the team's October 21 loss to Harvard, and joined the

Louisville Brecks Louisville, Kentucky had two professional American football teams in the National Football League: the Louisville Breckenridges (or Brecks for short) from 1921 to 1924 and the Louisville Colonels in 1926. The NFL intended for the Brecks to be ...

of the

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(NFL). He appeared in two games for the Brecks, both as a starter at the tackle position. In September 1923, Gibson was selected as captain and coach of the 1923 Brecks team. He appeared in three games, all as a starter at tackle and

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during the 1923 season. Gibson died in 1968 in

Greenville, Indiana Greenville is an incorporated town in Floyd County, Indiana. The population was 595 at the 2010 census. Greenville is located in the greater Louisville metropolitan area. History Founding Greenville was platted in 1816 by Andrew Mundell and ...

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1900 births 1968 deaths Louisville Brecks players Louisville Male High School alumni People from Jefferson County, Kentucky Sportspeople from the Louisville metropolitan area Players of American football from Kentucky Centre Colonels football players {{Amfoot-bio-stub