Gary Mitchell

Gary Mitchell (born 3 May 1965) is a Northern Irish playwright. By the 2000s, he had become "one of the most talked about voices in European theatre ... whose political thrillers have arguably made him Northern Ireland's greatest playwright".

From a working-class, loyalist background, Mitchell's first foray into writing was for Radio 4. His first play was produced by Tinderbox but Mitchell's first major theatre success was the production (by Connall Morrison) of his In A Little World of Our Own at the Peacock, a gripping and unflinching portrayal of loyalist culture. It won The Irish Times Theatre Award for Best New Play in 1997, and it later went to Belfast as part of an Abbey Theatre tour. The following year the Peacock Theatre produced his As The Beast Sleeps.

He was writer-in-residence at the Royal National Theatre, London in 1999.

His works have also premiered at London's Royal Court Theatre. Force of Change won the Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award (£30,000) for Most Promising Playwright.

Mike Gary

Mitchell J. "Mike" Gary (April 17, 1900 – December 30, 1969) was an American athlete, coach and athletic director. He was an All-Big Ten football player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in 1926 and 1927 and served in various coaching, teaching and administrative positions at Western Michigan University from 1928 through 1967. With a record of 59–34–5 (.628 winning percentage), Gary ranks third in wins among Western Michigan football coaches, behind William H. Spaulding and Al Molde.

Minnesota

He played college football for the University of Minnesota from 1925 to 1927 and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten tackle in 1926 and 1927.

Western Michigan

Coach

Gary was hired as an assistant football coach at Western State Teachers College (now known as Western Michigan University) in 1928. He worked under head coach Earl Martineau during the 1928 season and took over as head coach in 1929. He served as the head football coach at Western Michigan from 1929 to 1941. In 13 years as the head football coach, Gary's teams compiled a record of 59–34–5 (.627 winning percentage) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 1,426 to 683. He twice coached undefeated football teams. His 1932 team compiled a record of 6–0–1 and outscored opponents 174 to 6. That team gave up six points in the first game of the season and held its opponents scoreless in the remaining six games. In his last season as head coach, the 1941 team compiled a perfect record of 8–0 and outscored opponents 183 to 27. At the end of the 1941 season, the Associated Press wrote the following about Gary's 1941 team: