Jim Gibbons (sportscaster)

Gibbons was born on June 3, 1914, in Greeley Center, Nebraska. He attended Creighton University and the University of Omaha. In 1940 he moved to Washington D.C. to work as a comptometer operator at the Social Security Administration. He also took classes at George Washington University and at a radio school. == Broadcasting career ==

Gibbons began his radio career in 1942 as a part-time employee of WWDC. He joined WMAL in 1943, where he read commercials and provided color commentary for Redskins games. In 1953, Gibbons became the Redskins’ play-by-play announcer, calling games on a simulcast for radio and television. From 1960 to 1965, he called college football on ABC Radio. == Later life ==

During the 1960s, Gibbons began purchasing radio stations. He eventually owned four, WFMD and WFRE in Frederick, Maryland and WPVR-FM and WFIR in Roanoke, Virginia. They were sold in 1999. In 1994, Gibbons was inducted into the Washington Hall of Stars at RFK Stadium. Gibbons died of congestive heart failure on February 13, 2001, at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. == References ==