Had Gibsons in MS when i was a kid. 80’s. Gone a few years later..
Bought several old timer knives from there.
I can remember the knife display cabinets that sat on the counter top.
Had plenty of fishing gear also. Still have a few zebco 33 and zebco one classic reels that likely came from there.
Yep. Biggest and best Sporting Goods Department.
Most of them closed in Texas about 1983 or 84.
A company called Strike it Rich took over a lot of the stores. They didn’t last long. Walmart moved on those old buildings about 5 years later. They were “okay” at first, but nothing like Gibson’s as far as the phenomenal amount of sporting goods.
Walmart SUCKS.
