Michael Sinclair (naval Officer)
Michael or Mike Sinclair may refer to: *Michael Sinclair (British Army officer) (1918–1944), British World War II officer, notable for being held captive in Colditz Castle *Michael Sinclair (American football) (born 1968), retired American football player *Michael Sinclair, pseudonym of Scottish diplomat and thriller writer Michael Shea *Mike Sinclair (footballer) Michael John Sinclair (13 October 1938 – 12 May 2017) was an English professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward in the Football League for Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby Town and Irish L ...

Michael Sinclair (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant Albert Michael Sinclair, Distinguished Service Order, DSO (26 February 1918 – 25 September 1944), known as the Red Fox, was a British prisoner at Colditz Castle (prisoner of war, POW camp Oflag IV-C) during World War II. He was involved in a number of escape attempts and was recognised within the camp for his determination to escape. Sinclair was the only person to be killed while Attempts to escape Oflag IV-C, attempting to escape Colditz. Early life Sinclair was born 26 February 1918 younger son of Colonel Thomas Charles Sinclair, Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. and of Iris Lucy Sinclair, née Lund. Educated at Winchester College, he played for the college cricket XI at Lord's. He went on to study History and Modern Languages at Trinity College, Cambridge. Later, this linguistic ability and knowledge was to prove invaluable. Early military career Officer (armed forces), Commissioned into the 2nd Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps in July 1939,Reid, 208. ...
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Michael Sinclair (American Football)
Michael Glenn Sinclair (born January 31, 1968) is a former American football defensive end and defensive line coach. He played 11 seasons in the National Football League with the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles. Sinclair was a three-time Pro Bowler in 1996, 1997 and 1998. He led the NFL in sacks in 1998 with 16.5, which is also the Seahawks single season franchise record. Sinclair won the World Bowl as defensive line coach for the Hamburg Sea Devils in NFL Europa in 2007. He was named the defensive line coach for the Montreal Alouettes in January 2008, where he spent five seasons and won two Grey Cup championships. On January 18, 2013, Sinclair followed Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman to the Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF .... ...
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Michael Shea (diplomat)
Michael Sinclair MacAuslan Shea, (10 May 1938 – 17 October 2009) was Press Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 1978 to 1987. Earlier he had been a career diplomat and was also an author of political thrillers and non-fiction. Early life Until the age of 14 Shea attended Lenzie Academy, where his mother was a teacher. He then attended Gordonstoun as a result of gaining a scholarship. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh, having read Economics; he also completed his doctorate at University of EdinburghDennis Griffiths (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London and Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p.516 on economic development in West Africa. He was commissioned during his National Service into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1957. He entered the Foreign Service in 1963 and served in Ghana, West Germany, Romania and New York. Royal press secretary After helping to arrange the Queen's official visit to the United States Bicentennial celebratio ...
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