Gibson was killed in a car accident in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and hit a tree. He was survived by his wife, Vonnie.[3]
^"Ward Gibson Killed". Des Moines Register. February 2, 1958. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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hoot, gibson, basketball, ward, hoot, gibson, december, 1921, february, 1958, american, professional, basketball, player, played, several, teams, national, basketball, league, national, basketball, association, hoot, gibsonpersonal, informationborn, 1921, dece. Ward B Hoot Gibson Jr December 5 1921 February 1 1958 was an American professional basketball player He played for several teams in the National Basketball League NBL and National Basketball Association NBA 1 2 Hoot GibsonPersonal informationBorn 1921 12 05 December 5 1921Des Moines IowaDiedFebruary 1 1958 1958 02 01 aged 36 Des Moines IowaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Listed weight198 lb 90 kg Career informationHigh schoolRoosevelt Des Moines Iowa CollegeCreighton 1942 1943 1946 1947 BAA draft1947 undraftedPlaying career1948 1951PositionPower forward centerNumber10 14Career history1948 1949Tri Cities Blackhawks1948 1949Denver Nuggets1949Boston Celtics1949 1950Waterloo Hawks1950 1951Denver RefinersCareer highlights and awardsAll NBL Second Team 1949 2 First team All MVC 1943 1947 Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference com Gibson was killed in a car accident in his hometown of Des Moines Iowa when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and hit a tree He was survived by his wife Vonnie 3 Contents 1 NBA career statistics 1 1 Regular season 2 References 3 External linksNBA career statistics editLegend GP Games played MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high Regular season edit Year Team GP FG FT APG PPG 1949 50 Boston 2 750 250 0 5 3 5 1949 50 Waterloo 30 335 683 1 2 5 6 Career 32 344 656 1 2 5 5References edit Hoot Gibson NBA ABA stats basketball reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved August 12 2014 Hoot Gibson NBL stats basketball reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved August 12 2014 Ward Gibson Killed Des Moines Register February 2 1958 Retrieved 20 August 2019 External links editCareer statistics and player information from NBA com nbsp and Basketball Reference com nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hoot Gibson basketball amp oldid 1217440510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
