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Jerry Colangelo is an American businessman and sports executive. He formerly owned the Phoenix Suns of the NBA,the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA,the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League,the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League,and the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He was also instrumental in the relocation of the original Winnipeg Jets team in the NHL to Phoenix to become the Phoenix Coyotes. In 2014,Grand Canyon University renamed its Christian based school of business after Jerry Colangelo,replacing Ken Blanchard's namesake. From December 2015 to April 2016,Colangelo served as chairman of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers,before serving as a special advisor to the team until December 2018.
Arturo "Arte" Moreno is an American businessman. On May 15,2003,he became the first Mexican-American to own a major sports team in the United States when he purchased the Anaheim Angels baseball team from the Walt Disney Company. In August 2022,he announced that he would explore a possible sale of the franchise,but in January 2023,he decided not to sell the team.
Peter Victor Ueberroth is an American sports and business executive known for his involvement in the Olympics and in Major League Baseball. A Los Angeles–based businessman,he was the chairman of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee which brought the games to Los Angeles in 1984. Ueberroth was named 1984's Time Man of the Year for his success in organizing the Olympic games.
Angel Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Anaheim,California,United States. Since its opening 58 years ago in 1966,it has been the home field of the Los Angeles Angels,a Major League Baseball team. It was also the home stadium of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 to 1994.
Frank Leroy Chance was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman,Chance played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees from 1898 through 1914. He also served as manager of the Cubs,Yankees,and Boston Red Sox.
Daniel P. Evans is an American professional baseball executive. Within Major League Baseball,Evans was most recently a scout for the Toronto Blue Jays. He is currently a member of the Baseball Prospectus Advisory Board,serves on the board of directors for the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) and is President of SABR's Rocky Mountain Chapter. Evans attended Lane Technical High School on Chicago's North Side and DePaul University.
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966,the team has played its home games at Angel Stadium in Anaheim,California.
Cypress High School is a public high school in the city of Cypress,California. It was founded in 1973 and serves grades 9 through 12. Cypress is one of eight high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD).
Ann Meyers Drysdale is an American retired pro basketball player and a sportscaster. She was a standout player in high school,college,the Olympic Games,international tournaments,and at professional levels.
Ned Louis Colletti Jr. is an American sports executive with 40 years experience in Major League Baseball,is a four-time Emmy Award-winning baseball analyst,a professor of Sports Administration at Pepperdine University,the author of the best-selling book The Big Chair,and a scout for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. He was general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 through 2014. Before moving to the Dodgers,he was assistant general manager of the San Francisco Giants. Colletti is one of very few American sports executives to work in two major sports:Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League.
Victor Manuel Rojas is a broadcaster and former American baseball executive. He formerly served as the president and general manager of the Frisco RoughRiders. Rojas is best known for his time with the Los Angeles Angels as their play-by-play broadcaster from 2010 to 2020.
Daron Sutton is an American baseball broadcaster who has served as a television host or play-by-play announcer for five different Major League Baseball organizations,the Atlanta Braves,Milwaukee Brewers,Arizona Diamondbacks,Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers. His initial television role was as a pregame host and fill-in play-by-play for the Atlanta Braves,followed by two years of radio play-by-play for the Anaheim Angels,then five years as the play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. He later served as the television voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks for five and a half seasons,and then filled part time television roles with the Los Angeles Angels followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Daron has been a play-by-play voice of the Pac-12 Network since 2014.
Robert O'Dell "Horse" Reynolds was an American football player and businessman in radio and professional sports. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and is the only player ever to play in every minute of three consecutive Rose Bowl games (1934–1936). Reynolds was an All-American tackle who played for Stanford University from 1933 to 1935. After two years in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions,Reynolds went into the broadcasting business and became general manager of the 50,000-watt KMPC radio station. He formed a partnership with Gene Autry in 1952 and served as the president of Golden West Broadcasting. He was also a founder,co-owner and president of the California Angels Major League Baseball team from 1960 to 1975.
The Los Angeles 2016 Olympic bid is a reference to the unsuccessful attempt by the city of Los Angeles,with help from the Greater Los Angeles area,to be chosen by the United States Olympic Committee as the official United States bid for the International Olympic Committee 2016 Summer Olympics host city competition. On July 26,2006,the USOC had narrowed its list of candidates to Chicago,Los Angeles and San Francisco. San Francisco later withdrew its bid on November 13,2006. On April 14,2007,Chicago was selected as the United States bid. Two years later,Chicago lost their bid to Rio de Janeiro when the IOC voted to select the host city.
Representatives of all 30 Major League Baseball teams and their 120 Minor League Baseball affiliates convene for four days each December in the Winter Meetings to discuss league business and conduct off-season trades and transactions. Attendees include league executives,team owners,general managers,team scouts,visitors from baseball-playing countries,trade show exhibitors,and people seeking employment with minor league organizations. The Rule 5 draft,in which minor league players who are not on a team's 40-man roster can be drafted by a major league team,is held on the last day of the meetings.
Derrick Martin Hall is an American sports executive currently serving as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Patrick Livingston Murphy Williams was an American sports executive,who served as senior vice president of the Orlando Magic. Williams began his career as a minor league baseball player,and later joined the front office of his team. In the late 1960s he moved into basketball,with his biggest achievements being the 1983 title of the Philadelphia 76ers and being a partner in the creation of the Orlando Magic.
Roland A. Hemond was an American professional baseball executive who worked in Major League Baseball. He served as the scouting director of the California Angels,general manager of the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles,senior executive vice president of the Arizona Diamondbacks,executive advisor to the general manager of the White Sox,and special assistant to the president for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Aaron Elton Pointer is an American retired professional baseball player. He played in the major leagues for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros in 1963 and again in 1966–1967. After his baseball career,he was a National Football League official. He is also known for being the brother of the four sisters who form the Pointer Sisters singing group.
Perry Minasian is an American baseball executive. He is the general manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. He previously served as a scout and assistant general manager in the Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves organizations,respectively.
