Researching Herb Fitzgibbon
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 357 people with the Fitzgibbon surname? In that year Fitzgibbon was ranked number 3222 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Herb means "Form of HERBERT. Bright, excellent army or ruler" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Herb Fitzgibbon on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Herb Fitzgibbon and the Fitzgibbon Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 843 people with the Fitzgibbon surname in the UK? Fitzgibbon is now ranked number 3248 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Herb Fitzgibbon
Herb Fitzgibbon
Herbert Fitzgibbon (born July 14, 1942) is a former tennis player who was nationally ranked in the 1960s and 1970s.
Fitzgibbon played four years of high school tennis for Garden City High School and never lost a match. He played collegiate tennis at Princeton University and was a gold and bronze medalist at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 when tennis was a demonstration sport.
Fitzgibbon won the singles title at the tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1964 and was a two-time singles runner-up (1965 and 1963) there as well. He also reached the Cincinnati doubles final with Butch Newman in 1965. That year, he also won the Long Island Championships and the Eastern Clay Court title. In 1968, Fitzgibbon won against 16th-seeded Nikola Pilić in the first round at Wimbledon, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–2.
Fitzgibbon also was an accomplished platform tennis player, winning national doubles titles in 1974 with John Beck and in 1977 and 1978 with Hank Irvine. In 1974, Fitzgibbon and Beck defeated Keith Jennings and Chauncey Steele III 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2. In 1977, Fitzgibbon and Irvine defeated Gordon Gray and Doug Russell 6–3, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4. Fitzgibbon and Irvine also played in the 1980 National Championship final losing to Steve Baird and Rich Maier 6–1, 3–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Fitzgibbon authored the book The Complete Racquet Sports Player.
Source: Herb Fitzgibbon, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Fitzgibbon
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