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Jack Gibson traded in his sneakers for pad and paper and went on to have a memorable 36-year run in the journalism industry where there was 'never a dull moment' being the Brandon Bobcats beat reporter.
 
Gibson graduated from high school in MacGregor in 1969-1970. He was a multi-sport star playing volleyball, baseball, nine-man football, badminton and track, but basketball was his true sports love and that led to him being recruited by the Bobcats where he played two seasons with the men's basketball team in 1970-71 and 1972-73.
 
Gibson graduated from Brandon University in 1973 with a history major and psychology minor and his playing days with the Bobcats put the wheels in motion for him to be hired at the Brandon Sun in the same year that he graduated.
 
Gibson spent 14 years at the Brandon Sun and was appointed major roles including a seven-year run as Sports Editor and also spent time as the Managing Editor.
 
Gibson 'hit it lucky' when covering the Bobcats. He fondly remembers reporting from national championships when the men's basketball team won three straight titles and recalls how remarkable it was to watch a small school like Brandon win a national championship.
 
He also provided top-notch coverage on the women's basketball team as they contended for a conference championship, along with the men's hockey team as they rose through the ranks.
 
Following his run at the Sun, Gibson bought the Neepawa Press in 1988 and owned it until 2008, officially retiring from media in 2009.