Bob Gibson - Globetrotters picture?

[laughlinfan]

I have done internet searches without much luck. Anybody have or ever seen a picture of Bob Gibson with the Globetrotters? I've been looking for a picture, or a program, or anything with him in a Globetrotters uniform, to put with the Topps artwork I picked up a year or two ago. I see pictures of him with Creighton, and an image of his Globetrotters ID card, but not much else. I am guessing maybe he played with one of the secondary teams, or maybe his stint was too short?

[slidekellyslide]

He played with the big boys. His roommate was Meadowlark Lemon. It is pretty amazing that there are no images of Gibson in uniform though.

[mrreality68]

Never knew that amazing stuff

[SyrNy1960]

That’s a pretty cool piece! Thanks for sharing!!!

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by 3arod13

That’s a pretty cool piece! Thanks for sharing!!!

I thought I might be able to find one in the picture section of his autobiography but there wasn't any unfortunately.....

If you do run across one, please share it!

Good Luck

Bill

[Jewish-collector]

You might try the Association of Professional Basketball research group. They have historians & researchers on there that collect images of basketball players in any professional or semi-pro teams, leagues, etc,...

https://www.apbr.org/forum/

[laughlinfan]

Thanks, gang! I may give that association a shot! From what I have read, Gibson signed with the Globetrotters for the 4 months between the end of his first minor league season in 57 and the start of the 58 season, so maybe I can find a program from those 4 months that lists a roster. I am not sure that they always created a new up to date roster for every game - they may have just had a single program that they printed and sold at the games that didn't contain specific lineups. I have a program somewhere from 58 or 59 (featuring Wilt) and I will check to see if it has game specific lineups.

[cmoore330]

Oddly enough, I just saw this in my Facebook feed. In the comments, someone asks if that is Bob Gibson sitting on the bench.

https://www.facebook.com/okhistory/p...97627870398093

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by cmoore330

Oddly enough, I just saw this in my Facebook feed. In the comments, someone asks if that is Bob Gibson sitting on the bench

Time frame doesn’t work, Marques Haynes had a a falling out with the owner of the Globetrotters in 1953, Abe Saperstein, and didn’t return to the Globetrotters until 1972 after Saperstein died in 1966.

[cmoore330]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Time frame doesn’t work, Marques Haynes had a a falling out with the owner of the Globetrotters in 1953, Abe Saperstein, and didn’t return to the Globetrotters until 1972 after Saperstein died in 1966.

Bummer.

[bigfanNY]

Originally Posted by laughlinfan

Thanks, gang! I may give that association a shot! From what I have read, Gibson signed with the Globetrotters for the 4 months between the end of his first minor league season in 57 and the start of the 58 season, so maybe I can find a program from those 4 months that lists a roster. I am not sure that they always created a new up to date roster for every game - they may have just had a single program that they printed and sold at the games that didn't contain specific lineups. I have a program somewhere from 58 or 59 (featuring Wilt) and I will check to see if it has game specific lineups.

You might also look at all pro basketball programs from those 4 months. It was typical for teams to offer a doubleheader with the first game the Globetrotters and the second a regular NBA game. I have programs with Wilt Chamberlain playing for the Globetrotters and the second game a Philadelphia Warriors game. They would print that nights roster for all 4 teams so better chance you would see Gibson's name listed. Wilt is from 1958 but this one from 1955 also has full lineups

[Hankphenom]

Those poor Washington Generals! According to Wiki, they were 3-16,000 against the Globetrotters. When they won a game by mistake in 1971, children cried and someone yelled, "You killed Santa Claus!"

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by laughlinfan

I have done internet searches without much luck. Anybody have or ever seen a picture of Bob Gibson with the Globetrotters? I've been looking for a picture, or a program, or anything with him in a Globetrotters uniform, to put with the Topps artwork I picked up a year or two ago. I see pictures of him with Creighton, and an image of his Globetrotters ID card, but not much else. I am guessing maybe he played with one of the secondary teams, or maybe his stint was too short?

Marty,

I know I’ve never seen a pic of Gibson with the Globetrotters, but I think the original artwork would look great, in my view, with the Topps card with the cartoon framed with it.