Archive Dive: Wally Gilbert, Duluth’s “Greatest Athlete”

The archive delivered a gem this week: A biography of Duluth-native Wally Gilbert, who played professional basketball, was a star on the legendary Duluth Eskimos of the early NFL, and was named the all-time best third basemen who ever suited up for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Read about the man the Duluth News Tribune once called “the greatest athlete ever developed in Duluth” here.