Jack Gibson (rugby League)
Jack Arthur Gibson OAM (27 February 1929 – 9 May 2008) was an Australian rugby league identity – a player, commentator and most notably a coach. He played and coached in Sydney's top grade competition, the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, and earned the tag 'Supercoach' after guiding Eastern Suburbs to premierships in 1974 and 1975 and later the Parramatta Eels to three successive premierships from 1981 to 1983.
Gibson was highly regarded not only for his coaching record but also for his thirst for innovation. He introduced new coaching and training methods into the sport in the 1970s and 1980s, when first-grade rugby league was then still played and coached on a semi-professional basis.
Read more about Jack Gibson (rugby League): Early Life, Laconic Wit, Accolades, Personal Tragedy, Illness and Death
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