Bob Gibson is known primarily as one of the greatest pitchers in MLB history and for his heroics as a Hall of Fame pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. He passed away today at the age of 84-
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However, Gibson was also a tremendous basketball and baseball player at Creighton (1953-57), and was inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 2005 as an "Institutional Great". Creighton was a member of the MVC from 1928-1948 and 1976-2013, but not for the years when Gibson played there.-
He also spent a year playing with the Harlem Globetrotters (1957-58 ) before signing to play with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Gibson's bio & career highlights - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gibson
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However, Gibson was also a tremendous basketball and baseball player at Creighton (1953-57), and was inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 2005 as an "Institutional Great". Creighton was a member of the MVC from 1928-1948 and 1976-2013, but not for the years when Gibson played there.-
He also spent a year playing with the Harlem Globetrotters (1957-58 ) before signing to play with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Gibson's bio & career highlights - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gibson
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