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Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals talks about his successful career and his life in sports, as detailed in his autobiography "Stranger to the Game".
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Richard Hunsaker 10/16/2008 02:49 PM Report
Charlie:
You show is great because it allows your audience to watch a conversation - a process which is quickly falling out of fashion as the younger generation opts to communicate electronically - usually in shorthand expressions which detract from the marvelous gift which is human discussion. So it was with great excitement that I found your discussion with Bob Gibson. Gibson was my boyhood hero. I was 7 when he hoisted the Cardinals to the World Championship in 1967. In 1968, his class and tenacity helped me deal with the death of my grandfather as well as the deaths of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King. For a white 8 year old in Southern Illinois, 1968 was a pretty challenging year. Bob Gibson represented something to me which hugely impacted my view of the world. Gibson was so proud, so good and so well-spoken that when I heard the bigoted among us say that blacks (the term of the time) were inferior, I had irrefutable evidence to the contrary. Bob Gibson was a huge part of the civil rights movement without doing anything other than being himself. Bob Gibson, the pitcher, has been properly recognized. Bob Gibson, the man, probably has not yet received adequate recognition. When answering the hyperthetical question of choosing the top person with whom you would opt to have dinner, Bob Gibson is at the top of my list. Realistically, the closest I will ever get to that is your interview. Many thanks.
George Daszkowski 10/05/2008 01:47 PM Report
THis was the first show I watched and I ahve been hooked since!!!!!
Mary Ellen Regan 09/10/2007 09:15 PM Report
Charlie Rose, I have been viewing your show for many years. I finally visited your website and found an interest in past shows. I am a baseball fan, and was fascinated with your interview with Bob Gibson. I will continue to follow your show and now browse. Thank you from a BB fan and a CR fan