In the early 30s, John Gibbons played his basketball at Southwestern College of Winfield, Kansas, but after graduation, like many of the stars of his day, he joined the AAU leagues. He played for several AAU teams but it was as a member of the McPherson Oilers that he qualified for the 1936 Olympic team. Gibbons also taught and coached at UCLA, before joining the employ of Phillips Oil and spent a long career in the oil business.
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