| Jack Gibson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1976 | |||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Jack_Gibson,_Portage_Lakes_Hockey_Club.jpg) Gibson with Portages Lakes, circa 1902–03 | |||
| Born |
September 10, 1880 Berlin, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 4, 1954 (aged 74) Calgary, Alberta | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for |
Berlin Hockey Club Portage Lakes Hockey Club | ||
| Playing career | c. 1895–1907 | ||
John Liddell MacDonald "Jack" Gibson (September 10, 1880 – November 4, 1954[1][2]) was a Canadian-born ice hockey player and executive. Known as the "father of professional hockey", Gibson founded the International Professional Hockey League in 1904, the first fully professional hockey league in history. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in 1976.