Walter Gibbons

Walter Lee Gibbons
(Dirk)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 185 lb.
• High School Middleton High School
• Debut 1948
• Final Game 1948
• Born October 13, 1928 in Tampa, FL USA
• Died July 24, 2015 in Tampa, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Walter Gibbons played in the Negro Leagues for the Newark Eagles and Indianapolis Clowns (1948-1949). In addition, he played for numerous semi-professional, independent and minor Negro league teams. In 1950 and from 1953 to 1957, for example, he played in the Mandak League.

He is the brother of John Gibbons, who also played in the Negro Leagues, a few years earlier.

He also served in the Korean War.

Related Sites

• Negro League Baseball eMuseum