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1 Life

Born Maripasoula , French Guyana and moving to England in his youth, Regis started work as an electrician, playing for amateur team Hayes F.C. in his spare time. Spotted by Ronnie Allen, he joined First Division club West Bromwich Albion F.C. in 1977, where, under maverick manager Ron Atkinson, he teamed up with fellow black players Brendon Batson and Laurie Cunningham. It was very unusual for an English club to simultaneously field three black players. The Three Degrees, as they became known, in reference to the contemporary vocal trio of the same name, challenged the established racism of English football and marked a watershed that allowed a generation of footballers to enter the game who would previously have been excluded by their ethnic background.

A strong and fast traditional centre-foward, Regis was voted Young PFA Player of the Year in 1978 and went on to win five EnglandThe England national football team is organised under the auspices of The Football Association, the governing body for football in England, and represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Champions capIn association football, a cap is an appearance for a national team. The term can be applied to any nationality of player, but is usually only used in the United Kingdom. The term dates from the practice in the UK of awarding a cap (meaning an item of heas. Regis was an FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup commonly known as the FA Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world. As such its presti winner in 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train with Coventry City F.C.Coventry City Football Club otherwise known as the Sky Blues due to the traditional colour of their strip, are a football team based in Coventry, England. They currently play in the Football League Championship. Coventry City's current manager is Peter Re

2 Playing career

• Hayes F.C. , ( 1975Events January January 1 Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail on February 21 January 5 The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, i-1977);
• West Bromwich Albion F.C., (1977- 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe);
• Coventry City F.C.Coventry City Football Club otherwise known as the Sky Blues due to the traditional colour of their strip, are a football team based in Coventry, England. They currently play in the Football League Championship. Coventry City's current manager is Peter Re, (1984- 1991);
• Aston Villa F.C., (1991- 1993);
• Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., (1993- 1994);
• Wycombe Wanderers F.C., (1994- 1995); and
• Chester F.C., (1995- 1996).