Freshman of the Year by Amateur Wrestling News after a 25-5-2 campaign and fourth-place finish at nationals
Set an ISU season record with 50 wins as a junior, which included NCAA and Big Eight Championships at 142 pounds
After the retirement of Harold Nichols, Gibbons got the chance to wrestle for his brother (Jim, who replaced Nichols as coach) as a senior and placed third at nationals
Won 11 tournaments in his career, including the 1982 Midlands Open
First four-time Class 3A state champion in Iowa, he was 105-5 as a prep