A front-runner in the glittering Tata hockey team in the fifties, he was also a reputed footballer. Strongly built, Gerry was an inside forward, who also played the role of a schemer. He was best known for his spectacular scoops.

Gerry, a Xavierite, first first played for the Bombay University hockey team after which he went onto wear the famous gold and blue colours of Tata Sports Club.