John Randolph Bibb

1926 - 1999  (72 years)

• Name	John Randolph Bibb  [1]
  Birth	25 Aug 1926	Hope, Rhode Island   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	GENEALOGISTS - for more information on the Grice line contact Bobby Sims, Referee16@juno.com
  Obituary	5 Apr 1999	The Nashville Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee   [2]
  	John Bibb, retired sports editor of The Tennessean and an enduring, endearing figure in sports journalism, died last night at St. Thomas Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 72. Mr. Bibb, a graduate of Cohn High School and Vanderbilt University, received numerous national writing awards. He was twice president of the Golf Writers Association of America and a member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame." Fred Sutherland, editor of The Tennessean and golf partner of Bibb said: "John loved sports as much as any person I know, but he remained the consummate journalism professional. He felt he could preserve the integrity of sports by reporting and writing with integrity. Sports and journalism are both better because John brought his own integrity to bear, whether he was playing or writing." John Seigenthaler, chairman emeritus of The Tennessean, with whom Mr. Bibb worked during parts of six decades, said: "Sports writers, athletes and coaches from all over the nation, will remember John as a great sports editor and writer. He was that, of course--but more than anything else he was a great human being: a great husband and father, a great mentor and to me a great friend". Mr. Bibb was one of the first sports writers in the South to cross over into the arena of radio. For years, he was a fixture on first the Waking Crew program with Dave Overton on WSM radion and later joined Teddy Bart on the Roundtable program. His association on both radio shows began as a commentator on sporting events and sports personalities but grew to include his views on news events, politics and other assorted topics. Fred Russell, longtime sports editor of the Nashville Banner, remembered Mr. Bibb as a competitor and a friend. "John Bibb was always a true gentleman, but a tough competitor in the newspaper business." Russell said, " he was always fair and I considered him one of my best friends"
  Reference Number	17608
  Death	5 Apr 1999	Nashville, Tennessee   [1]
  Person ID	I17519	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Earl Judson Bibb,   b. 6 Aug 1890, McKinney, Kentucky d. 12 Jun 1985, Nashville, Tennessee (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Etta Camm Laughon,   b. 6 May 1898, Amherst County, Virginia d. 5 Sep 1991, Nashville, Tennessee (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	14 Jul 1917  [1]
  Family ID	F4415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F4410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Charles Glendon Mabie, MS 302 - Charles Glendon Mabie; Date: 7 July 2001; Number: 302. [S206] Email sent to John MayBee the MayBee Society database coordinator, Bobby Sims, Referee16@juno.com, 25 Oct 2001.