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⚫	'''John Gibbs''' is an Australian radio personality and former ] footballer. A ] state and ] representative half back of the 1970s and ~~80s~~, he spent 2012 as a presenter on ''NRL Daily''. ~~Gibbs~~ is also the host of Sydney radio station ]'s ''Sports Today'' ~~programme~~ and has appeared regularly on '']''. He was also previously a member of the ].

		⚫	'''John Gibbs''' (born 16 May 1956) is an Australian radio personality and former ] footballer. A ] state and ] representative half back of the 1970s and 1980s, he played his club football with the ]. Gibbs spent 2012 as a presenter on ''NRL Daily'' and was also the host of Sydney radio station ]'s ''Sports Today'' program, and has appeared regularly on '']''. He was also previously a member of the Gibbs-Hadley ]. Gibbs and fellow commentator ] were successfully head-hunted from radio 2UE after the 1999 NRL season and both then spear-headed the successful 2GB rugby league radio coverage from the beginning of the 2000 season, along with Jon Harker. Gibbs, showing his versatility, also called rugby union matches for the ABC.
⚫	Gibbs started his football career as a Manly junior and played in the ] in the 1970s and ~~80s~~ as halfback of the Sea Eagles. He was selected for the 1978 Kangaroo ~~Tour~~ but didn't play in any ~~tests~~.<ref>{{cite web

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		⚫	Gibbs started his football career as a Manly junior and played in the ] in the 1970s and 1980s as halfback of the Sea Eagles. He was selected for the ] but didn't play in any ].<ref>{{cite web
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⚫	\| url = http://69.65.48.85/Articles/Ex-Player-Profiles/John-Gibbs-1976-to-1981.html?directory=114
		⚫	}}</ref> After his football career was prematurely ended due to injury, he started a successful career in radio.<ref>{{cite web
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		⚫	}}</ref> He has also worked as a player and celebrity manager, one of his clients being former team-mate ]. In 2003 Gibbs was inducted into the ] Sporting Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web
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		⚫	\| title = Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame
⚫	~~\| accessdate = 2013-02-21~~}}</ref> He has also worked as a player and celebrity manager, one of his clients being former team-mate ]. In 2003 Gibbs was inducted into the ] Sporting Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web
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			\| access-date = 2009-05-24}}</ref> As of 2022, Gibbs is part of the ABC Sports team, calling NRL games alongside people such as Tim Gavel, Andrew Moore, and ].
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Latest revision as of 06:44, 30 December 2024

Australian rugby league player

John Gibbs

Personal information

Full name

John Vincent Gibbs

Born

(1956-05-16) 16 May 1956 (age 68)
Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Playing information

Position

Halfback

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1976–81	Manly Sea Eagles	87	44	0	3	135
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1978	New South Wales	1	0	0	0	0
1978	Australia	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

John Gibbs (born 16 May 1956) is an Australian radio personality and former rugby league footballer. A New South Wales state and Australia national representative half back of the 1970s and 1980s, he played his club football with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Gibbs spent 2012 as a presenter on NRL Daily and was also the host of Sydney radio station 2UE's Sports Today program, and has appeared regularly on The Footy Show. He was also previously a member of the Gibbs-Hadley Continuous Call Team. Gibbs and fellow commentator Darryl Brohman were successfully head-hunted from radio 2UE after the 1999 NRL season and both then spear-headed the successful 2GB rugby league radio coverage from the beginning of the 2000 season, along with Jon Harker. Gibbs, showing his versatility, also called rugby union matches for the ABC.

Gibbs started his football career as a Manly junior and played in the NSWRFL premiership in the 1970s and 1980s as halfback of the Sea Eagles. He was selected for the 1978 Kangaroo tour but didn't play in any test matches. After his football career was prematurely ended due to injury, he started a successful career in radio. He has also worked as a player and celebrity manager, one of his clients being former team-mate Paul Vautin. In 2003 Gibbs was inducted into the Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame. As of 2022, Gibbs is part of the ABC Sports team, calling NRL games alongside people such as Tim Gavel, Andrew Moore, and Luke Lewis.

References

http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_John-Gibbs_3278.aspx
"John 'Gibbsy' Gibbs - Playing Career - RLP".
http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/John_Gibbs.html Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
"John Gibbs 1976 to 1981". Silvertails – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Supporters Group. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
2UE. "2UE Sports Today with John Gibbs Bio". 2ue.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Pittwater Council. "Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame". pittwater.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 24 May 2009.

v t e 1978 Kangaroo Tour squad
Bob Fulton (c) Greg Pierce (vc) Chris Anderson Kerry Boustead Les Boyd Larry Corowa Michael Cronin Graham Eadie Geoff Gerard Johnny Gibbs Ron Hilditch Steve Kneen Max Krilich Steve Martin Allan McMahon Rod Morris Greg Oliphant Graham Olling George Peponis Ray Price Tommy Raudonikis Rod Reddy Steve Rogers Ian Schubert Alan Thompson Ian Thomson Bruce Walker Craig Young Coach: Frank Stanton

1978 Kangaroo Tour squad

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