Jerry Gardner

Author of 'The World's 50 Greatest Sporting Trophies,' Jerry Gardner's passion is Sports History and Trivia. He is the man who knows the who, what, where, when and why of sport. Who was Jules Rimet? What is the link between the Watergate scandal and the NBA's top prize? Where is the only place in the world that can you find three football stadia all with a capacity of over 50,000? When were the Ashes first contested? And why does the leader of the Tour de France wear a yellow jersey? Jerry has all the answers.

One of the world's leading experts on the history behind sport's most prestigious prizes, Jerry brings their stories to life by assisting researchers for both radio and TV shows as well as print and online media. Every now and then, he also appears himself to share amusing anecdotes that fascinate sports fanatics around the world. Jerry brings both knowledge and humour to debates, delivering historical depth to articles and shows, and adding a third dimension to flat sports goods and services sold throughout the world's sporting industry. Resident in Ireland since 2003, Jerry has also lived and worked in England, France and the USA. He has contributed to many sports radio programs across the world, and has had numerous articles published in both traditional and digital media.

Jerry prides himself on seeking out offbeat facts and unusual angles on sporting events and trophies. He has the definitive answers to brainteasers like what the world's oldest sporting trophy is, why trophies like rugby's Webb Ellis Cup and Wimbledon's Gentlemen's Singles Trophy both sport a pineapple on top, which event, dating back to 1644, still awards a box of sausages to the winners, and why football's beautiful old Fairs Cup is also known as the Noel Beard Trophy.