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. Marshall Gordon S. Marshall Gordon S. Marshall was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of Marshall Industries (), a publicly traded company from 1984 to 1999. Gordon S. Marshall died on June 2, 2015 at the age of 95. Gordon S. Marshall was born in Los Angeles, California in 1919. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1946. He served as a bomber pilot for the United States in World War II. He founded Marshall Industries, headquartered in El Monte, California, in 1982. He served as its President from April 1982 to June 1992, and as