Robert Dee Gibson Jr. (August 25, 1923 â April 8, 2003) was an American professional basketball player. He was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers. Gibson began his career for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 1948âÂÂ49 season and stayed with the team when the NBL became the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the 1949âÂÂ50 season. He then played in the short-lived National Professional Basketball League in 1950âÂÂ51 for the Louisville Alumnites. He played in college for Western Kentucky University.
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