Reginald Norman Gibb (10 November 1892 – 15 July 1981) was an

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er who played with Collingwood and

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in the

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(VFL). Gibb was the third of three brothers to play for Collingwood. He made appearances beside his eldest brother

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in 1913 but missed out on playing with his other brother

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by a year. Debuting in round two of the

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, Gibb became a regular member of the Collingwood team and played 17 games, including a semi final.AFL Tables: Reg Gibb
/ref> His time at Collingwood came to an end in 1914 when he received a 15 game suspension for striking

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half back flanker

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. When he returned to league football midway through the 1915 season, it was at a new club, Melbourne. He played eight games and then had to sit out of football for three years while Melbourne were in a war imposed recess. In 1919 he resumed his career but only made three appearances before getting a clearance back to his original club

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, who competed in the

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. His son

Ray Gibb Ray Gibb (5 December 1928 – 10 September 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Gibb, a utility player, was the son of former Melbourne and Collingwood football ...

would later play for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibb, Reg 1892 births Collingwood Football Club players Melbourne Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club (VFA) players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne 1981 deaths People from Hawthorn, Victoria