Longtime infielder / manager Phil Cavarretta, who had been a key player during the ' 45 season, was fired during spring training in 1954 after admitting the team was unlikely to finish above fifth place.

Longtime manager of Kewell is Bernie Mandic who has had a successful partnership in securing Kewell's lucrative and long term contracts with high profile clubs.

Longtime major league manager, John McGraw, described Martin's performance as " the greatest individual performance in the history of the World Series.

Longtime heel manager ( and manager of Money Inc .) Jimmy Hart turned face by trying to stop his team from hurting Beefcake, and Hulk Hogan returned to the WWF after a one-year hiatus.

Longtime WFAA-TV sports anchor Dale Hansen was the Cowboys color analyst with Brad Sham as the play-by-play announcer from 1985 – 1996.

Longtime Vikings assistant coach Jerry Burns was named the 4th head coach in team history on January 7, 1986.

Longtime hostess Christine McGlade (" Moose ") had departed the previous year, as had Alasdair Gillis ( who had been promoted to co-host with Moose in 1985 before leaving towards the end of the 1986 season ); Lisa Ruddy (" Motormouth "), Moose's longtime sidekick on the show, was also gone, having left at the end of the 1985 season.

Longtime observers of the Ghanaian political scene, however, identified two major issues at stake in the conflict between the government and its critics: the means by which political stability was to be achieved, and the problem of attaining sustained economic growth.

Longtime friend and co-worker, Justin Timberlake helped produce a few songs on Chasez ' album, said " In my opinion, he had the best voice out of all of us ... Out of all the boy bands, call ' em what you will, he was the one that could out-sing all of us.

Longtime UW band director Bill Bissell also claimed co-creator credit with Weller, suggesting that the wave was devised by both of them prior to the game.

Longtime Senator Robert Byrd's home town was Sophia, WV.

Longtime Mad editor Nick Meglin called Gaines a " living contradiction " in 2011, saying, " He was singularly the cheapest man in the world, and the most generous.

Longtime guitarist Jim Martin left the group in 1994 and was replaced by Mr. Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance.

Longtime SST employee Joe Carducci has reported that the " anti-parent " statement was a red herring.

Longtime drummer Travis McNabb left Better Than Ezra in February 2009, and their last performance together was Family Gras in Metairie, Louisiana.

Longtime DOB member Helen Sandoz, who had taken over editing it after an interim period after Barbara Gittings left, was so burdened by the responsibilities that it was affecting her relationship.

Longtime guitarist Ricco was ousted, replaced by two guitarists: Chris Moffet and Alexander Arundel ( aka X-Factor ).

Longtime listeners were alienated when Jerry Garcia's death on August 9, 1995 was virtually ignored by the station.

Longtime producer of the series was Douglas Moodie whose other television credits include The Inch Man

Longtime graphic artist for The Prime Movers, Bryant Fernandez, was brought in as conga-man Ed Zeppelin.

Longtime friend and original series star Jean Stapleton reprised her role as Edith Bunker, but her screen time was limited.

Longtime assistant coach Clyde Watson resigned and former Chicago Red Stars head coach Emma Hayes was hired as a consultant.

Longtime PFP activist C. T. Weber was one of 135 candidates who ran for governor in the October 2003 recall election, in which voters removed then-Gov.

Longtime engineer and recording pioneer Jack Mullin explained how the laugh track was invented on Crosby's show with these Ampex recorders:

Longtime NBA writer Paul Ladewski has referred to him as Ricky Balboa, a reference to Rocky Balboa, the prize fighter of motion picture fame who was at his best in the face of long odds.

Longtime Hamilton Union High School Principal / Superintendent Ray Odom served as the first Superintendent of the new Hamilton Unified School District.

Longtime resident of Ada and first woman city council member and mayor.

* Longtime actor William Woodson ( though not credited ) served as the announcer of the series ( imploring the audience to stay tuned for the tag scene, in the episodes that had one ) and did various voice-over roles during the run, including the pre-recorded announcer of the intro / outro to Les ' newscasts, and the narrator of the trial results in the first season episode " Hold Up ".

Longtime gallery director Hal Gould considers Salgado to be the most important photographer of the early 21st century, and gave him his first show in the United States.

( Longtime Harvey creator Lennie Herman had created Royal Roy for Star Comics ; Herman died in 1983 before the first issue of Royal Roy was published.

Longtime Companion chronicles the first years of the AIDS epidemic as seen through its impact on several gay men and the straight sister of one of them.

Longtime minor-league star Hank Robinson managed the Mavericks to a division title in 1973, their first season, and Steve " Cut " Collette managed them to a second division title in 1977, their last.

He first gained critical acclaim in the film Longtime Companion, portraying a young man with HIV during the early days of the outbreak of the virus, who becomes the first of his group of friends to succumb to the disease.

Longtime sidekick Ed McMahon ritualistically and bombastically introduced the Carnac routines.

" Longtime fan Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins played guitar and sang back-up on the track " Turn My Way ", and in 2001 toured with the band on dates in the UK, US, and Japan for a short period of time.

Longtime guitarist Tony Fredianelli was fired from the band in early 2010.

Longtime band friend, Joe Klompus replaced Reibling.

Longtime fans of the band weren't sure what to make of lead single, " Dirty Jeans ", with its hand claps and sing-a-long chorus.

Longtime violinist and co-arranger Campbell Shaw became a full-time member of the band after recording, bass guitarist Esme MacDonald joined shortly before recording as did drummer Damien Hill.

** Longtime Offspring drummer Ron Welty leaves the band and is replaced by Atom Willard ( formerly of Rocket from the Crypt ).

Longtime bassist Spike Slawson has left the band and is replaced by Miles Peck.

Longtime band associate Raffa Dean was enlisted to finish the tour, and former Odds member Paul Brennan subsequently joined as the band's new drummer, appearing on one of their most commercially successful albums, 1996's Hemi-Vision.

Longtime associated Andy Platfoot filled in on bass for the ailing Bell, and would eventually become a full-time member of the band.

Longtime Kim Mitchell bandmate Peter Fredette joined the band onstage to sing Geddy Lee's part on " Battle Scar.

Longtime Irish friend, Gavin Fox, joined the band as his replacement, while touring guitarist, Allan Stewart, became a permanent member of the band.

Longtime bassist Henric Karlsson also left the band due to his family obligations.