Bob Gibson, a native of Omaha and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, treated for pancreatic cancer | Local sports



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Bob Gibson, who has won 251 games in a Hall of Fame career with the St. Louis Cardinals, is being treated for pancreatic cancer.

Gibson State was first reported Saturday by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The 83-year-old who played in Omaha Tech High and later in Creighton, a pancreatic center was diagnosed several weeks ago, said his long-time agent, Dick Zitzmann, at Post-Dispatch.

Gibson has been hospitalized in Omaha for two weeks, Zitzmann said. He also visited the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

According to Zitzmann, Gibson will probably begin chemotherapy on Monday in Omaha.

Gibson State News went public on Saturday when Jack Morris Hall of Fame kicker – broadcasting a Minnesota Twins game – said he had received a notification regarding Gibson.

Gibson played for the Cardinals from 1959 to 1975. He still holds the club record for wins, full matches, shutouts and strikeouts.

He won the Cy Young National League and the most valuable player title in 1968, while he was 22-9 with a 1.12 earned run average and 13 shutouts.

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