Sports Executive
1. Clifford Roberts (1894)
Sports Executive
Co-creator, with Bobby Jones, of the Augusta Nation golf tournament helped improve the Masters tour and the game itself.
2. George Weiss (1895)
Sports Executive
Baseball executive who was a successful farm system director/general manager for the New York Yankees and general manager/club president for the New York Mets.
3. J Walter Kennedy (1912)
Sports Executive
Initially named president of the National Basketball Association, he later became known as the organization's commissioner. He served in this capacity from 1963 until 1975.
4. Lorenzo Fertitta (1968)
Sports Executive
Executive and entrepreneur recognized as the chairman and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He and his brother Frank founded the sports promotion company Zuffa and he has served as...
5. Kevin White (1950)
Sports Executive
NCAA athletic director who held the position at many schools, including Notre Dame and Duke.
6. Omar Khan (1977)
Sports Executive
NFL administrator best known as the Director of Football Administration for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team has made multiple Super Bowl appearances since appointing him as an administrator in 2001.
7. Marty Blake (1927)
Sports Executive
Late sports executive who is best known as the general manager of the Atlanta Hawks from 1954 to 1970 and NBA Director of Scouting.
8. Don Klosterman (1970)
Sports Executive
Football team owner in the AFL, NFL, and USFL.
9. Arte Moreno (1946)
Sports Executive
Billionaire who, upon purchasing the Anaheim Angels baseball organization from the Walt Disney Company in 2003, became the first Mexican-American to own a major U.S. professional sports team. He purchased...
10. Gary Bettman (1952)
Sports Executive
NHL commissioner who first took the position in February 1993.
11. Amaury Nunes (1970)
Sports Executive
Former Brazilian soccer player who played for Citizen, Churchill Brothers, Charleston Battery, Bangu Atlético Clube, and Fresno Fuego. He served as general manager for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
