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Bob Gibson is inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981
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Residents on a street in St. Louis have special memories of the day Bob Gibson came to their street - News from Rob Rains
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Costas, Ocker honored for baseball work, National Sports
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Bob Gibson remembered as one of baseball's ultimate competitors
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Don Sutton, Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75 – Orange County Register
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Steve Spurrier and Danny Ford are on the 2017 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame
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On this date in 1981, Bob Gibson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In his speech, Gibson reflected on how he wanted to be remembered.
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Awestruck Ted Simmons marvels at the Baseball Hall of Fame
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First Ballot MLB Hall of Famers
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Bob Gibson is inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981