John Gibbs (rugby league), Date of Birth
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About John Gibbs (rugby league)
- 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 is also the host of Sydney radio station 2UE's Sports Today programme, 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.
- After his football career was prematurely ended due to injury, he started a successful career in radio.
- 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.
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