* 1951 – Gerry Francis, English football player and manager

In the winter, the Red Sox traded right fielder Ben Chapman to the Cleveland Indians to make room for Williams on the roster, with Williams inheriting Chapman's number 9 on his uniform opposed to Williams ' number 5 in the previous spring training, even though Chapman had hit. 340 in the previous season, which led Boston Globe sports journalist Gerry Moore to quip, " Not since Joe DiMaggio broke in with the Yankees by " five for five " in St. Petersberg in 1936 has any baseball rookie received the nationwide publicity that has been accorded this spring to Theodore Francis Williams ".

These new signings were in addition to home-grown talent such as Dave Clement, Ian Gillard, Mick Leach and Gerry Francis.

Gerry Francis returned in 1998, however the 2000 – 2001 season proved to be a disaster, and Francis resigned in early 2001.

* First Team Coaches: Adrian Pennock, Mark O ' Connor & Gerry Francis

And after a poor start to the 1998 – 99 season, Harford was sacked in September and replaced by Gerry Francis.

From then until he died twenty years later Hines recorded endlessly both solo and with jazz notables like Cat Anderson, Harold Ashby, Barney Bigard, Lawrence Brown, Dave Brubeck ( they recorded duets in 1975 ), Jaki Byard ( duets in 1972 ), Benny Carter, Buck Clayton, Cozy Cole, Wallace Davenport, Eddie " Lockjaw " Davis, Vic Dickenson, Roy Eldridge, Duke Ellington ( duets in 1966 ), Ella Fitzgerald, Panama Francis, Bud Freeman, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Gonsalves, Stephane Grappelli, Sonny Greer, Lionel Hampton, Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Hodges, Peanuts Hucko, Helen Humes, Budd Johnson, Jonah Jones, Max Kaminsky, Gene Krupa, Ellis Larkins, Marian McPartland ( duets in 1970 ), Gerry Mulligan, Ray Nance, Oscar Peterson ( duets in 1968 ), Russell Procope, Pee Wee Russell, Jimmy Rushing, Stuff Smith, Rex Stewart, Maxine Sullivan, Buddy Tate, Jack Teagarden, Clark Terry, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Venuti, Earle Warren, Ben Webster, Teddy Wilson ( duets in 1965 & 1970 ), Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Woode and Lester Young.

In nearly a decade at Loftus Road, he played under four different managers-Jim Smith, Trevor Francis, Don Howe and Gerry Francis.

Dowie also had a brief spell as caretaker manager of QPR in the autumn of 1998, between the dismissal of Ray Harford and appointment of Gerry Francis.

Gerry Fiennes ( full name: Gerard Francis Gisborne Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes OBE, MA ) ( 7 June 1906 – 25 May 1985 ) was a British railway manager who rose through the ranks of the London and North Eastern Railway and later British Rail following graduation from Oxford University.

In October 2010, 15 years after this transfer saga, Anderton revealed that he had decided against a move to Manchester United because he had been happy at Tottenham and manager Gerry Francis was not happy at the prospect of losing another key player as he had already lost Jürgen Klinsmann and Gheorghe Popescu that summer ; and Nick Barmby was on the verge of joining Middlesbrough.

On recovery from the injury, he accepted an offer from QPR to become their new player-manager after Gerry Francis left in November 1994.

He played 23 times in the Premier League and scored three goals as Spurs ( who changed manager from Ossie Ardiles to Gerry Francis a few weeks after Popescu arrived ) finished seventh in the league-their highest finish for five years.

Wegerle continued to thrive at QPR until the arrival of new manager Gerry Francis who had little use for Wegerle and sold him in March 1992.

With a team containing the likes of Stan Bowles and Gerry Francis, as well as players recruited from ex-club Chelsea, John Hollins and David Webb, Sexton took Rangers to within a point of the League title in 1975 – 76.

* Gerry Francis ( Leeds United & York City )

In September 1998, Gerry Francis was named as QPR manager for the second time.

Back at Rovers, who were now playing " home " games at Twerton Park in Bath, and under the wing of new Rovers manager Gerry Francis, Holloway flourished.

In 1978, Gerry Adams became joint vice-president of Sinn Féin and a key figure in directing a challenge to the Sinn Féin leadership of President Ruairí Ó Brádaigh and joint vice-president Dáithí Ó Conaill.

Gerry Spence was the chief attorney for the estate ; other key attorneys were Arthur Angel and James Ikard ; William Paul was the chief attorney for Kerr-McGee.

* 1926 – Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player ( d. 2004 )

Evans ' basement apartment had become the meeting place for several young musicians and composers such as Davis, Roach, pianist John Lewis, and baritone sax player Gerry Mulligan who were unhappy with the increasingly virtuoso instrumental techniques that dominated the bebop scene.

* April 17 – Gerry McNeil, Canadian hockey player ( d. 2004 )

* March 20 – Gerry Bertier, American college football player ( b. 1953 )

* Gerry Philbin, football player

First session player Colin Wood was brought in by Gerry Bron, then Ken Hensley a former Newton's colleague in The Gods who was currently playing guitar in Toe Fat was lined up.

* Gerry Bertier, Virginia high school football player

In addition to Curtis, the band's initial line-up included guitarist Johnny King, bassist Johnny Flippin, trumpet player George Williams, saxophonist Earl Shelton, flautist George Adams, and keyboardist Gerry Thomas.

The group also later included conga player Wayne Woolford, vocalists Jayne and Gerry, Deborah Cooper saxophonist Fred Demerey, guitarist Louis Wright and George Victory.

and Scotland striker James McFadden attended Turnbull High School ( the local Roman Catholic secondary school ), as did top Snooker player Stephen Maguire and former Celtic and Partick Thistle striker Gerry Britton, previously manager of Stranraer F. C.

They were coached by Brooklyn-native Gerry DiNardo, a former star player at the University of Notre Dame, and previously head coach at Vanderbilt University and Louisiana State University.

Other NHLers hailing from Flin Flon include Ken Baird, Ken Baumgartner, Matt Davidson, Kim Davis, Dean Evason, Al Hamilton, Ted Hampson ( who was the second player to ever receive the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy ), Gerry Hart, Ron Hutchinson, George Konik, Ray Maluta, Dunc McCallum, Eric Nesterenko, Mel Pearson, Reid Simpson, David Struch and Ernie Wakely.

After the break-up of Taste, Gallagher toured under his own name, hiring former Deep Joy bass player Gerry McAvoy to play on Gallagher's self-titled debut album, Rory Gallagher.

* April 17 – Gerry McNeil, ice hockey player ( d. 2004 )

Gerry Armstrong was a Northern Irish football player, who played during the 1970s and 1980s.

Future Football Association General Secretary Ted Croker was a Harriers player during the early 1950s, as was future England international striker Gerry Hitchens ( 1953 – 55 ).

Other alumni include composer Brian Irvine, musician David Lyttle, comedian Omid Djalili, former hostage and writer Brian Keenan, historian Simon Kitson, biomedical scientist and former vice chancellor P G ( Gerry ) McKenna, filmmaker Brian Philip Davis, visual artist Willie Doherty, photographer Mary Fitzpatrick, film producer Michael Riley, rugby player Brian Robinson, radio and television personality Gerry Anderson and distinguished academic of nursing Alison Kitson.

* Gerry James – player ( RB ), 1981 ( Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1952 – 55, 1957 – 62 ; Saskatchewan Roughriders 1964 ).

* Gerry Meehan, former NHL player and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres

Manon Rhéaume was married to Gerry St-Cyr, a roller hockey player and minor league hockey player in June 1998, whom she later divorced.

Mullingar player Gerry Purcell is former An Post Golf Society Irish Champion on two occasions.