: ''For other persons named John Gibbons see John Gibbons (disambiguation)'' John Haskell "Tex" Gibbons (October 7, 1907 – May 30, 1984) was an American

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. 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, who also graduated from

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1907 births 1984 deaths Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Oklahoma Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball People from Elk City, Oklahoma Phillips 66ers players Southwestern Moundbuilders men's basketball players United States men's national basketball team players American men's basketball players Burials at Rose Hills Memorial Park Guards (basketball) {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub