John Gibbs (rugby league)

{{Short description|Australian rugby league player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}

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|fullname = John Vincent Gibbs

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|05|16|df=y}}

|birth_place = Manly, New South Wales, Australia

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|club1 = Manly Sea Eagles

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John Gibbs (born 16 May 1956) is an Australian radio personality and former rugby league footballer. A New South Wales state and Australia national representative half back of the 1970s and 1980s, he played his club football with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Gibbs spent 2012 as a presenter on NRL Daily and was also the host of Sydney radio station 2UE's Sports Today program, and has appeared regularly on The Footy Show. He was also previously a member of the Gibbs-Hadley Continuous Call Team. Gibbs and fellow commentator Darryl Brohman were successfully head-hunted from radio 2UE after the 1999 NRL season and both then spear-headed the successful 2GB rugby league radio coverage from the beginning of the 2000 season, along with Jon Harker. Gibbs, showing his versatility, also called rugby union matches for the ABC.

Gibbs started his football career as a Manly junior and played in the NSWRFL premiership in the 1970s and 1980s as halfback of the Sea Eagles. He was selected for the 1978 Kangaroo tour but didn't play in any test matches.{{cite web

| title = John Gibbs 1976 to 1981

| publisher = Silvertails – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Supporters Group

| url = http://69.65.48.85/Articles/Ex-Player-Profiles/John-Gibbs-1976-to-1981.html?directory=114

| access-date = 2009-05-24

| archive-date = 22 May 2020

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200522233214/http://69.65.48.85/Articles/Ex-Player-Profiles/John-Gibbs-1976-to-1981.html?directory=114%2F

| url-status = dead

}} After his football career was prematurely ended due to injury, he started a successful career in radio.{{cite web

|last=2UE

|author-link=2UE

|title=2UE Sports Today with John Gibbs Bio

|publisher=2ue.com.au

|url=http://www.2ue.com.au/2ues-john-gibbs/20110213-1arrj.html

|access-date=2013-02-21

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219045056/http://www.2ue.com.au/2ues-john-gibbs/20110213-1arrj.html

|archive-date=19 February 2013

}} He has also worked as a player and celebrity manager, one of his clients being former team-mate Paul Vautin. In 2003 Gibbs was inducted into the Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame.{{cite web

| last = Pittwater Council

| author-link = Pittwater Council

| title = Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame

| publisher = pittwater.nsw.gov.au

| url = http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/council/activities,_awards__and__grants/sports_hall_of_fame?SQ_DESIGN_NAME=printer_friendly

| access-date = 2009-05-24}} As of 2022, Gibbs is part of the ABC Sports team, calling NRL games alongside people such as Tim Gavel, Andrew Moore, and Luke Lewis.