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Whittier College

Hall of Fame

J. Robert Gibbs

J. Robert Gibbs

  • Class
  • Induction
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Track & Field

Bob Came to the Poets from Franklin High in L.A.

  • Won 3 Varsity letters at Guard and Tackle 

  • Captain of the 1932 Championship Team 

  • All Conference SCIAC in 1931 and 1932 

  • Earned 3 letters in Track, in shot put and hammer throw 

  • Held School Record for Hammer Throw 

  • Played Pro Football for so. Cal. maroons 1933

  • M.E.D 1961 USC

  • Long Career as Coach, Teacher, and School Administrator 

  • Retired 1971 as Business Manager and Asst. Supt. of Valley Oak School District

  • Active in Service Club and Retired Teachers Assn. 

  • Having Served as Pres. and State Chairman

 

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