Dick Gibbs
This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For the basketball player, see Dick Gibbs (basketball).
| Dick Gibbs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard Horace Maconchie Gibbs | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Colac, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 19 July 1915 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Fleurbaix, France[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield Grammarians | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912–14 1915 |
University Melbourne Total |
35 (3) 0 (0) 35 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1915 season. | |||
Richard Horace Maconchie "Dick" Gibbs (4 February 1892 – 19 July 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne University Football Club in the Victorian Football League. He was also listed with the Melbourne Football Club, but never played a game.[2]
He was educated at Caulfield Grammar School and at the University of Melbourne.
He enlisted during the First World War—at the time he was a third-year medical student at Melbourne University—and was killed in his first clash with the enemy. He was posthumously awarded the Military Cross for leading his troops over a parapet, despite heavy German gunfire.
See also
References
- ↑ Main, J. & Allen, D., "Gibbs, Richard MC", pp.71-72 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Richard Horace Maconchie Gibbs MCAFL Statistics: Dick Gibbs
- ↑ "WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1915.". Winner (Melbourne, Vic. : 1914 - 1917) (Melbourne, Vic.). 21 April 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Dick Gibbs's statistics from AFL Tables
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "Gibbs, Richard MC", pp. 71–72 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Richard Horace Maconchie Gibbs MC
- Military Cross Awards, The Argus, (Friday 29 September 1916), p.14, col.C
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