- John Guppy
John Guppy was formerly the president and
CEO of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, after his removal on April 11th 2008 [cite web | title=Fire dismisses Guppy as president | work=chicagosports.com |url=http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/soccer/fire/cs-080411-chicago-fire-gm-john-guppy,1,4716447.story] . He was also formerly the Executive VP of theMetrostars until 2005, when he was chosen by former Fire owners AEG to replace the popularPeter Wilt -- a move that resulted in substantial fan backlash and protest [cite web | title=Fire Fire Peter Wilt, Fans Protest | work=chicagoist.com |url=http://chicagoist.com/2005/04/19/fire_fire_peter_wilt_fans_protest_at_season_opener.php| accessmonthday=December 31 | accessyear=2007] . The Fire has since been sold toAndell Holdings .John Guppy was born in
Winchester, England and is a 1990 graduate ofNew Hampshire College and 1992 graduate of theUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst . He currently lives inNaperville, Illinois with his family.Links
* [http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t100&player=guppy_john/ chicago-fire.com] Former club biography
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