About Maurie Gibb
Lived 1914 – 2000 (aged 86). Maurie Gibb was an Australian australian rules football player.
Maurice Peter Gibb (7 February 1914 – 6 August 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s and early 1940s.
Gibb originally tried out for Carlton but after being rejected was picked up by Melbourne after winning the 1933 Gippsland Football League's best and fairest award, the Trood Medal.
He was a forward and had his most prolific season in 1935 when he topped Melbourne's goalkicking with 59 goals in a tally which included two bags of nine. In 1940 and 1941 Gibb played in back to back premiership teams.
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Who was Maurie Gibb?
Australian rules footballer
When was Maurie Gibb born?
Maurie Gibb was born on 7 February 1914 in Carlton.
When did Maurie Gibb die?
Maurie Gibb died on 6 August 2000.
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Maurie Gibb was an australian rules football player.
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Maurie Gibb was Australian.
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