Rourke was replaced on bass by Craig Gannon ( formerly a member of Scottish New Wave band Aztec Camera ), but was reinstated after only a fortnight.

In September 2006, mere days after Crain stepped down from his position as editor, Gannon was summarily dismissed by the new editor, Kevin Naff.

In 1993, McCarthy began a stint with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs ; after working two years as an offensive quality control assistant, McCarthy became quarterbacks coach, overseeing the work of Rich Gannon, Elvis Grbac, and Steve Bono.

In 1992, Gannon formally became the starting quarterback for the Vikings and led the Vikings to an 11-5 season and the playoffs after two consecutive losing seasons.

For the 1988 season, Gannon was third-string after Wade Wilson and Tommy Kramer.

Gannon started his first game in Week 4 ( September 30 ) of 1990 after Wade Wilson had torn thumb ligaments.

Gannon played his first game of the year in Week 5 ( September 29 ) against the Denver Broncos, replacing Wade Wilson with 7: 20 left in the fourth quarter after Wilson threw three interceptions.

Sean Salisbury took over in the second quarter after Gannon suffered a hyperextended left knee, and the Vikings beat the Lions 31-14.

Gannon sat out the the 1994 season after shoulder surgery.

However, the Raiders finished the season 5 – 11 and veteran quarterback Rich Gannon retired after suffering a serious neck injury.

It was said by the character in the Dragnet 1969 episode " Community Relations " ( DR-10 ) after the character Officer Bill Gannon asked it.

Although he did not qualify for a Congressional press pass, Gannon was given daily passes to White House press briefings " after supplying his real name, date of birth and Social Security number.

Continuing to use the name Gannon, he has since created his own official homepage and worked for a time as a columnist for the Washington Blade newspaper, where he confirmed he was gay after he was outed .< ref >

During his early days at the club Gannon was criticised by supporters for his performances, but he soon won them over after moving from centre-half to become a goalscoring midfielder.

On 14 November 2005, Gannon confirmed his resignation from Dundalk after his position had been called into question as his chief supporters, vice-chairman Tom Baldwin and chief executive Sean Connolly, left the club.

Gannon also branded approaches from Manchester City and Liverpool questionable and unprofessional after the two Premier League clubs swooped for youngsters being trained in Stockport County's development squads.

Later in the year Gannon publicly criticised Paul Ince and the MK Dons after he felt the " Dons " were poor sports in their 3 – 2 victory over County that ensured Ince's side promotion out of the division.

Gannon stuck to his one year rolling deal after rejecting new contract offers from the club.

On 6 May 2009, soon after the final game of the season, Gannon was made redundant as manager of Stockport along with assistant boss Peter Ward.

After taking the job, Gannon said that he hoped to bring in up to six players, most of them from England to bolster a squad threadbare after summer exits.

However tension remained, as proven at the end of the month when it was reported that Gannon left the team bus on a pre-match journey after rowing with assistant manager Geoff Horsfield.

Gannon himself made a statement on his website declaring his disappointment in the club's decision to terminate his contract after such a short period of time, and also bemoaned that he " wasn't able to add many new players the squad ".

Major Gannon was awarded the Silver Star after being killed in action on April 17, 2004, attempting to save three members of his company.

The band hired Craig Gannon to replace him, but after they rehired Rourke, guitarist Johnny Marr offered Gannon a position as second guitarist.

A few plays later, Gannon threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerry Rice with 6: 06 left in the game, cutting the Raiders deficit to 34-21.

The most damaging piece of evidence is NFL Films footage of Tampa Bay defensive back John Lynch telling his teammates during the game that almost all of the plays ran by Oakland's offense were plays that Gruden ( who that week even played the part of " Rich Gannon " by playing QB with the scout-team offense ) specifically told them to look out for.

Gannon finished the game 24 out of 44 for 272 yards and 2 touchdowns, but was intercepted a Super Bowl record 5 times.

However, Gannon decided to take a break from the game.

In September 2003 trading card Executive Bryan C. Gannon signed a world wide Licensing and Distribution agreement with Henrik Andersen and his brother Jacob at Dracco to bring the Chaotic game to North America and to the world.

* Major Glenn Talbot appears in the 2008 The Incredible Hulk video game voiced by Michael Gannon.

Gannon played four regular and one postseason games in his rookie season of 1987 and accumulated statistics for the Week 10 ( November 22 ) game, a 24-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

Gannon also rushed for 3 yards in the Vikings ' Wild Card game, a 44-10 win over the New Orleans Saints.

In the Vikings ' postseason divisional playoff game, a 13-41 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the Vikings used all three quarterbacks ( Wilson, Kramer, and Gannon ), and Gannon was 13-for-18 passing for 144 yards and 1 interception.

In the final exhibition game of 1992, and with first-year coach Dennis Green, Gannon led the Vikings to a 30-0 defeat of defending Super Bowl champions Washington Redskins in the Redskins ' home field, completing 14 of 21 passes for 124 yards and three touchdowns.

In the fourth quarter of the Week 5 ( October 4 ) home game against the Chicago Bears, Gannon led a Vikings rally from a 20-0 deficit to a 21-20 victory.

With 6: 40 left in the fourth quarter, Gannon led a 78-yard touchdown drive that included the Vikings ' seventh straight first-down play of the game.

Gannon played his first game of 1993 in Week 5 ( October 4 ), a Monday night game, taking over for Cary Conklin against the Miami Dolphins and Dan Marino.

Gannon injured his foot during the game.

With Los Angeles leading 10-6 and 3: 10 left in the game, Gannon missed an opportunity for a game-winning drive.

On 20-for-31 passing for 279 yards, Gannon threw two interceptions and two touchdowns that game.

Gannon was hurt early in the game on an ill-timed snap, and Ravens tackle Tony Siragusa was later fined $ 10, 000 for a late hit on the play that caused the shoulder injury that knocked Gannon out of the game.