Jack Gibby

Jack Gibby
Personal information
Full name John Leonard Gibby
Born (1920-10-17)17 October 1920
Kew, Victoria
Died 21 October 1971(1971-10-21) (aged 51)
Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team Kew CYMS (CYMSFA)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1942 Footscray 5 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Leonard Gibby (17 October 1920 – 21 October 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of John Gibby (1889–1961), and Mary Elizabeth "Maie" Gibby (1893–1976), née Dodd, John Leonard Gibby was born at Kew, Victoria on 17 October 1920.

He married Margaret Catherine "Peg" Ryan (1919–?) in 1946.

Football

Footscray (VFL)

Having played in a number of Second XVIII matches earlier in the season, he played in five consecutive First XVIII matches for Footscray in 1942: the first, against St Kilda, at the Yarravile Oval, on 11 July 1942, and the last, against Hawthorn, at the Yarravile Oval, on 8 August 1942.

Military service

He enlisted in the RAAF on 9 October 1942, served overseas, and was discharged on 6 December 1945.

Death

He died on 21 October 1971.

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