# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gerry-brand
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:23:20.731Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gerry-brand"
name: "Gerry Brand"
slug: "gerry-brand"
description: "Gerhard Hamilton Brand was a Springbok rugby union footballer who played in 16 tests between 1928 and 1938. Brand has been described as the best kicker of his era, as well as a \"magnificent defensive player\" with a \"wonderful tackle\". According to Guinness World Records he executed the longest drop goal in rugby union to date. Brand's 55 test career points for the Springboks set a 27-year record (1938–65), which was eventually surpassed by Keith Oxlee."
tagline: "Former South African rugby union footballer (1906-1996)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gerry_Brand_(1937).png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
  name: "Footballers"
  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
  name: "Football / Soccer Player"
  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1906-10-08"
deathDate: "1996-02-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           36.62
  momentum:             1.585365853658537
  historical:           4.60342
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Brand"
    title: "Gerry Brand"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF"
    title: "جيري براند"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%89_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF"
    title: "جيرى براند"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Brand"
    title: "Gerry Brand"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Brand"
    title: "Gerry Brand"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3104322"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump