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.

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.

Following a touchdown off an interception by Todd Scott, Gannon led a touchdown drive with four consecutive passes, the last one to Cris Carter in the end zone.

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 led the Redskins to a Week 14 ( December 5 ) victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 23-17, starting with a cumulative 17-0 lead by the third quarter.

After uniting with journeyman quarterback Rich Gannon, Gruden led the Raiders to the top of the AFC West and made the playoffs three straight seasons ( the third time under Head Coach Bill Callahan ).

" After a lackluster 4-12 season, due to the injury to quarterback Rich Gannon and despite having led the Raiders to a Super Bowl a year earlier, Callahan was fired by Raiders owner Al Davis.

His portrayal of Zeke Kinski led to a nomination in 2008 for Best Young Actor at the Inside Soap awards alongside fellow cast member Fletcher O ' Leary ( Mickey Gannon ).

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Gannon however took over as manager at Scottish Premier League side Motherwell, giving County fans cause to worry that he'd be poaching County's young players in the forthcoming weeks.

Gannon managed County to their first back to back wins in over 3 years – since his last stint as manager – with successive 1 – 0 victories over Wrexham and Darlington.

Gannon steered County away from the drop zone, winning 8 of the last 15 league games – remarkable form for a side that had only managed to win 9 games throughout the whole of the 2010 / 11 campaign – to finish 16th in the final table.

They live in Fairfield County, Connecticut and have two sons, Gannon and Avery.

Following Turner's departure, former Stockport player Jim Gannon took over as manager and oversaw a remarkable recovery which saw County retain their league status in a nail-biting finish to the season.

James Paul " Jim " Gannon ( born 7 September 1968 ) is a former footballer and football manager, who is now director of football and manager of Conference National team Stockport County.

Gannon began his management career at Dundalk, before becoming manager of Stockport County in December 2005.

He returned to Stockport County in November 2011, as the club's director of football and manager ; Gannon is also a director on the board at Stockport County.

In January 1994 Gannon joined Notts County on a brief loan spell to help him overcome some personal problems.

After the resignation of Chris Turner as Stockport County manager on Boxing Day 2005, Gannon was appointed as caretaker manager with the team nine points adrift of safety at the bottom of League Two, facing potential relegation from the Football League.

After three weeks, this upturn in results saw Gannon offered the job full time, which allowed him to guide County to safety.

Results on the field followed this statement of intent, with Gannon leading County to a League record nine consecutive victories without conceding a goal.

At the end of the season, Lord was taken on at County as a scout and development team coach ; he would later follow Gannon to Motherwell.

The 2007 – 08 season started with a friendly marking the death of Danny Bergara, the manager who had brought Gannon to County as a player in 1990.

The friendly was against Cardiff City, managed by Dave Jones, who also managed County whilst Gannon was a player at the club.

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.

The new year started uncomfortably for Gannon ; with media speculation linking him with a move away from Edgeley Park, and the club announcing they were in financial difficulty, he took interviews reassuring fans of his intent to stick by County.

Gannon as Stockport County manager in 2012.

Following the resignation of Dietmar Hamann in November 2011, speculation came of a return to Stockport County for Gannon ; when questioned on the possibility, club chairman Lord Snape stated that should he apply for the position then " he'd merit very serious consideration ".

A group of area governmental and labor officials including Kane County board chairwoman Karen McConnaughay, Kendall County board chairwoman Anne Vickery, Grundy County board chairman Frank Halpin, Yorkville mayor Valerie Burd, Plano mayor Bob Hausler, Sugar Grove village president Sean Michels, Chicago AFL-CIO President Dennis Gannon and others met with IL Governor Pat Quinn's staff to renew the local push to complete the Prairie Parkway project.

Gannon would play 14 games in 1990 and start 12.

Gannon won his first career start in Week 9 ( November 4 ) with a 27-22 win over the Denver Broncos.

After a 2-7 start, Redskins coach Richie Petitbon announced he would bench Mark Rypien and start Rich Gannon once Gannon recovered from the injury.

Gannon had a Pro Bowl season, completing 418 out of 618 passes for 4, 689 yards, 26 touchdowns, and with 10 interceptions.

He also set the NFL record previously held by Rich Gannon for pass completions in a single season with 440.

After retiring from football before the 2005 season, Gannon began a career in sports broadcasting.

Gannon exploded in his senior season, winning first team All-City as a punter and quarterback.

For his senior season ( 1986 ), Gannon won Yankee Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors and was an honorable mention All-American selection.

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.

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

Gannon did not play at all during the regular season, during which the Vikings went 10-6.

For the season, Gannon was 182-for-349 in passing for 2, 278 yards and threw for 16 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.

Gannon would replace Wilson as starter for the last 11 games of 1991, and the Vikings went 6-5 with Gannon as starter for an overall 8-8 season.

Gannon sat out the the 1994 season after shoulder surgery.

Porter's best season came in 2002, when he recorded 688 yards and 9 touchdowns from quarterback Rich Gannon on the Raiders ' way to Super Bowl XXXVII, where they lost to the Buccaneers 48 – 21.

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

At the beginning of the 2006 – 07 season, Gannon and Stockport announced they had drawn up a five year plan to take the club to the Championship.

During the season, Gannon and Stockport began to form a close relationship with Alan Lord, the founder of Football Development School ProFootball4u.

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.

On 24 March, it was announced Gannon would leave Peterborough at the end of the season.

* Rich Gannon — Former professional football player ; won NFL Most Valuable Player Award in the 2002 season, helping the Raiders advance to Super Bowl XXXVII ( 1983 )