Daryl Francis Gates was the founder of the SWAT team, and Chief of the Los Angeles Police department for longer than any other Chief in the history of the Los Angeles Police department. Forced to retire in the aftermath of the 1992 L.A. riots due to the Rodney King verdict, in 1993 he joined the Sierra Online company to help out with the PC game Police Quest Open Season and also with other Police Quest games including Police Quest: SWAT, Police Quest: SWAT 2.
