John Farmer (footballer) Farmer lost his place as number one. He however resisted the chances to switch clubs and remained loyal to Stoke providing useful back-up to Banks. Farmer reclaimed his starting spot in 1972–73 as Banks was involved in a car crash which left him blind in one eye and as a result had to retire from playing top flight football. He played regularly for three seasons until another England 'keeper, Peter Shilton joined Stoke in November 1974 for a then world record fee for a goalkeeper of £325,000. Farmer then joined the club that Shilton had come from, Leicester City, and
Gordon S. Heddell Alumni Association as its recipient of the 2009 Alumni Achievement Award for alumni of the University of Illinois at Springfield. Heddell received his bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, his master's degree from Sangamon State University (today known as the University of Illinois at Springfield), and was a Woodrow Wilson public service fellow from 1994-2000. Heddell graduated at the top of his Treasury Federal Law Enforcement Academy class. Heddell created a partnership between the Secret Service and two inner city Washington D.C. public schools. Gordon S. Heddell Gordon S. Heddell (born August 13, 1943, in St Louis) is