Born in Forest Gate, ten minutes from West Ham's Upton Park
Shares the same birthdate (11-12-58) as movie director Tom Shadyac, of Ace Ventura and The Nutty Professor fame
First left-back to manage Albion since Micky Adams
Qualified to play for Republic of Ireland through mother (father is from Ghana)
Two-time winner of the FA Cup with Tottenham 1981 and 1982
Trained as a lift engineer before signing for Spurs
Married to Cheryl, with two daughters and two sons
Went to the same school as Jermain Defoe
Chris Powell (Huddersfield) the only other black manager in top two flights of English football
Agent is the appropriately named Rob Segal
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Shares the same birthdate (11-12-58) as movie director Tom Shadyac, of Ace Ventura and The Nutty Professor fame
First left-back to manage Albion since Micky Adams
Qualified to play for Republic of Ireland through mother (father is from Ghana)
Two-time winner of the FA Cup with Tottenham 1981 and 1982
Trained as a lift engineer before signing for Spurs
Married to Cheryl, with two daughters and two sons
Went to the same school as Jermain Defoe
Chris Powell (Huddersfield) the only other black manager in top two flights of English football
Agent is the appropriately named Rob Segal
Original article