David Lawrence Gibson (February 8, 1951 – November 22, 2019) was an American professional Scrabble player and mathematics professor.
The eldest of three children,[1] David Lawrence Gibson[2] was born in 1951[3] in Raleigh, North Carolina[2] and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, where his parents owned an auto parts locating company.
[4] A graduate of North Mecklenburg High School and Furman University,[2] he excelled in mathematics but fared considerably poorly in English.
[4] In 1995, Gibson won the "Scrabble Superstars" tournament and its top prize of $50,000.
[2] Gibson died aged 68 on November 22, 2019, due to complications from stage four pancreatic cancer.