Norwood Ringold Gibson [Gibby] (March 11, 1877 – July 7, 1959) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Boston Americans between 1903 and 1906.
A native of Peoria, Illinois, he went to college at the University of Notre Dame.
[2] In 1902 he pitched for the Kansas City Blue Stockings, managed by former Boston Beaneaters star pitcher Kid Nichols.
[2] After the season, apparently on Nichols' recommendation, Gibson was signed to a Major League contract by the Americans for $3000.
[2] During his rookie 1903 season, Gibson was the fourth man of a Boston rotation that included Cy Young, Bill Dinneen, Long Tom Hughes, George Winter and Nick Altrock.