Jack Gibson

Male, Deceased Person

1880 – 1954

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Who was Jack Gibson?

John Liddell MacDonald "Jack" Gibson was an ice hockey player and executive. Known as the "father of professional hockey", Gibson founded the International Professional Hockey League in 1904, the first fully professional hockey league in history. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in 1976.

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Born
Sep 10, 1880
Education
  • University of Michigan
Died
1954

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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