"Red Gill"
Champion Showman — Blytheville, Arkansas
Ray 'Red' Gill was a champion showman from Blytheville, Arkansas who competed alongside Jim Quessenberry on the 1985 trip to Lisdoonvarna, Ireland. While Jim was cooking for the judges, Red was working the crowd — teaching the Irish how to "call the hogs," the Arkansas Razorbacks' legendary cheer.
The mental image of Red Gill standing in a field in County Clare bellowing "Woo Pig Sooie" at a crowd of Irish folk musicians is one of the great untold moments of American BBQ history.
VP Sales & Marketing, Hays Supermarkets
Supporter, Early Partner & Best Friend
Early Team Member
Production Team Member
First Production Employee
Team Member - Sons of Original Pigtails Cooking Team
Production Team Member
Production Team Member
Jim's Best Friend & Partner-in-Crime
Co-Founder, Bluff City BBQ Supply
Wynne Attorney & Pig Tails Team Spokesman
Pig Tails & Arkansas Trav'lers Team Member
Pig Tails Team Member
1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1985 Ireland World Cup Team
1985 Ireland World Cup Team
1987 Ireland Team — Met Jim at Dale Carnegie
Head Chef — 1987 Ireland Team
1987 Ireland Team — Dallas Members