As was the case with a lot of Nebraskans, Bob Steinkamp used to fall asleep in his Beatrice home listening to St. Louis Cardinals baseball games on radio station KMOX.
Steinkamp often had to strain to hear commentators Jack Buck and Harry Caray as the signal faded in and out.
"He was the best right-handed pitcher of my generation," the 71-year-old Steinkamp said earlier this week.
A graduate of Omaha Tech, Gibson on Sunday night will be formally inducted into the Nebraska Baseball Hall of Fame at the Country Cookin' Restaurant and Event Center in Beatrice.