TOM GIBBONS
Game 9 | May 24, 1950 | Tom Gibbons
On July 4, 1923, Gibbons, a St. Paul-born boxer, went 15 rounds in losing to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey in Shelby, Montana. Gibbons' career record was 56-4-1. Following his boxing career, he was elected to six consecutive four-year terms as Ramsey County sheriff, a job he held when he appeared before the Dunkers. A member of the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame, he died in 1960 at age 69.
