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Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929-2017) was a NASA astronaut, naval officer, and football executive. He flew in space on Gemini 11 and Apollo 12, and worked on the design of the Space Shuttle.
Dick Gordon is a former NFL wide receiver who played for four teams from 1965 to 1974. He was a free agent who challenged the Rozelle rule and was one of the 100 greatest Bears of All-Time.
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Gordon was born in Castillejos, Zambales. His father, James L. Gordon, was Olongapo's first elected mayor who served from 1963 until he was assassinated in 1967. His mother, Amelia Gordon, succeeded James as Olongapo mayor until 1972 and served as assemblywoman in the Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Gordon has American ancestry through his paternal gran...
1971 Constitutional Convention
While still a sophomore law student, Gordon was elected as the delegate of the first district of Zambales to the 1971 Constitutional Convention for the drafting of the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines. At 24 years old, he was the youngest delegate in the convention.
Mayor of Olongapo
In 1980, he was elected mayor of Olongapo. During his term as mayor, Olongapo became a highly urbanized cityin 1983. Gordon prioritized raising police accountability through I.D. systems, proper health and sanitation, waste management, and the strict implementation of a color-coding scheme for public transportation vehicles. After the 1986 People Power Revolution, the provisional government of President Corazon Aquino issued an order for Gordon to vacate his position as Olongapo mayor, which...
Chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
In the 1992 election, Gordon won his re-election bid as Olongapo mayor. In the same year, he was also appointed the chairmanship of the newly-established Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) by President Fidel V. Ramos. However, the 1987 Constitution prohibits elected officials from holding appointive positions in a public office during their tenure. Thus, the Supreme Court ruled that Gordon must choose which position to keep.Gordon decided to vacate his position as mayor and assumed the p...
Gordon is married to Katherine Gordon, who served as congressman of the first district of Zambales from 1988 to 1995. She succeeded her husband as mayor of Olongapo in 1995 and served three consecutive terms until 2004. They have four children. Following the end of his Senate term in 2010, Gordon anchored Aksyon Solusyon with Amelyn Veloso on Radyo...
Gordon is a recipient of various awards, such as the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM), The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL), the University of the Philippines' Most Outstanding Alumnus in Public Service and its Most Distinguished Alumnus. The latter is the highest award that could be bestowed by the UP Law Alumni Association. Gordon was also awarded th...
Dick Gordon is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as a Senator from 2016 to 2022 and previously from 2004 to 2010. He is also the chairman of the Philippine Red Cross and the former mayor of Olongapo and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
Nov 7, 2017 · Astronaut Dick Gordon who flew to the moon but never got a chance to walk on the surface has died at his California home at age 88, according to NASA.
- Russell Lewis
Nov 8, 2017 · That’s something Gordon, who died Monday at 88 at his home in San Marcos, California, seemed to acknowledge the day in 1972 when was named executive vice president of the team — despite...
Richard F. Gordon, Jr., a former NASA astronaut who in 1969 became one of only two dozen people ever to have flown to the moon, died yesterday at the age of 88 at his home in California. NASA...
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Nov 9, 2017 · Gordon was one of the first Americans to walk in space and one of 24 humans to fly to the moon. He flew on Gemini 11 and Apollo 12 missions, and faced lightning strikes and artificial gravity experiments.
