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Tex Gibbons

1907 - 1984

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For other persons named John Gibbons see John Gibbons (disambiguation) John Haskell "Tex" Gibbons (October 7, 1907 – May 30, 1984) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was the captain of the 1936 Olympics American basketball team, which won the gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tex Gibbons has received more than 21,863 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tex Gibbons is the 471st most popular basketball player (down from 355th in 2019), the 14,122nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,998th in 2019) and the 258th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Tex Gibbons ranks 471 out of 1,757. Before him are Jack Sikma, Nicolás Laprovíttola, Zelmo Beaty, Tom Chambers, Dick Barnett, and Jim Brewer. After him are Kyle Korver, Ja Morant, Tomáš Satoranský, Kelsey Plum, Medina Dixon, and Roy Tarpley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Tex Gibbons ranks 403. Before him are Allan Jones, Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, Peggy Shannon, Boy Charlton, Israel Albert Horowitz, and Walter Reuther. After him are Louis MacNeice, Phil Edwards, Krishna Hutheesing, Gladys Bentley, Paul Fannin, and Jane Froman. Among people deceased in 1984, Tex Gibbons ranks 277. Before him are Mina Wylie, Ann Little, Jennifer Kendal, Jack Mercer, Meredith Willson, and Frank Fisher. After him are Sohrab Modi, John Davis, Randall Thompson, Eric Morecambe, Willie Ormond, and Norman Petty.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tex Gibbons ranks 14,122 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Brewer (1951), Bill Brock (1930), Bob Clotworthy (1931), Aaron Rodgers (1983), Toby Fox (1991), and Michael Raymond-James (1977). After him are Gian-Carlo Coppola (1963), Portia Doubleday (1988), Lisa Boyle (1964), Jack Clement (1931), Christian Kane (1972), and Kyle Korver (1981).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Tex Gibbons ranks 258. Before him are B. J. Armstrong (1967), Jack Sikma (1955), Zelmo Beaty (1939), Tom Chambers (1959), Dick Barnett (1936), and Jim Brewer (1951). After him are Kyle Korver (1981), Ja Morant (1999), Kelsey Plum (1994), Medina Dixon (1962), Roy Tarpley (1964), and Reggie Lewis (1965).

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