Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Charles Griffin Gibson (November 21, 1899 - December 18, 1990) was a Major League baseball player for the Philadelphia Athletics. Gibson was born in LaGrange, Georgia, and attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute. He was head football coach at Auburn High School for the 1923 season, leading the team to a 6-0 record. In 1924, he played his only season of Major League ball, participating in 12 games as a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics.