Sports Industry
Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 9:28 am
Why is it that there are so many people with law degrees working as sports executives? I cannot think of another industry so dominated by people with JD's. Look at some of the most powerful people in sports:
David Stern - NBA Commissioner
Jeff Pash - NFL's General Counsel, (obviously the GC needs to be a lawyer, but it is widely known that Pash is second in power/influence to only the commissioner)
Donald Fehr - Executive Director of the MLBPA, probably one of the most powerful labor unions in the world
Lonn Trost - COO of the Yankees
Randy Levine - President of the Yankees
Jean Afterman - Assistant GM of the Yankees (one of the only women to be in such a powerful position)
Paul Tagliabue - current president of the Big East Conference, former NFL Commissioner
Scott Boras - most powerful sports agent
Mike Tannenbaum - General Manager of the New York Jets
There are several more big names to mention and countless other smaller names. As someone who wants to work in sports and has a passion for law, can the JD be a way to break in?
David Stern - NBA Commissioner
Jeff Pash - NFL's General Counsel, (obviously the GC needs to be a lawyer, but it is widely known that Pash is second in power/influence to only the commissioner)
Donald Fehr - Executive Director of the MLBPA, probably one of the most powerful labor unions in the world
Lonn Trost - COO of the Yankees
Randy Levine - President of the Yankees
Jean Afterman - Assistant GM of the Yankees (one of the only women to be in such a powerful position)
Paul Tagliabue - current president of the Big East Conference, former NFL Commissioner
Scott Boras - most powerful sports agent
Mike Tannenbaum - General Manager of the New York Jets
There are several more big names to mention and countless other smaller names. As someone who wants to work in sports and has a passion for law, can the JD be a way to break in?