For other persons named John Gibbons see John Gibbons (disambiguation) John Eddie Gibbons (April 16, 1922 – June 16, 2008) was an American Negro league pitcher for the 1941 Philadelphia Stars. A native of Milan, Georgia, Gibbons was the brother of fellow negro leaguer Walter Lee Gibbons. Gibbons died in Tampa, Florida in 2008 at age 86. References External links and Seamheads John Gibbons at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum 1922 births 2008 deaths Philadelphia Stars players Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) 20th-century African-American sportspeople Baseball pitchers 21st-century African-American people