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Posted By: Bob Rousseau

A little more biographical info: Gibson was a monster hitter, and it thought to have hit more than 800 HRs in his career. Unfortunately- like Satchel Paige- the true numbers will never be known because records weren't kept in the Negro Leagues with any regularity.

Gibson did eventually have a mental meltdown based in part on alcohol but I think also some kind of brain tumor.