Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal 50 Most Influential People 2006

NAME/TITLE (2005 rank)

1. George Bodenheimer; President, ESPN/ABC Sports (1)


2. David Stern; Commissioner, NBA (3)


3. Bud Selig; Commissioner, MLB (5)


4. Dick Ebersol; Chairman, NBC Universal Sports and Olympics (4)


5. Roger Goodell; Commissioner, NFL (28)


6. David Hill; President, DirecTV Entertainment Group / Chairman, Fox Sports (4)


7. Tony Ponturo; VP of Global Media & Sports Marketing, Anheuser-Busch (6)


8. Brian France; President, NASCAR (7)


9. Phil Knight; Chairman, Nike (11)


10. Sean McManus; President, CBS Sports & CBS News (9)


11. Gary Bettman; Commissioner, NHL (10)


12. Tim Finchem; Commissioner, PGA Tour (13)


13. Gene Upshaw; Executive director, NFL Players Association (17)


14. Robert Kraft; Chairman and owner, New England Patriots (12)


15. Steve Bornstein; Exec VP of media, NFL / President and CEO, NFL Network (15)


16. David Levy; President, Turner Sports*


17. Herbert Hainer; CEO, Adidas*


18. George Pyne; President, IMG (47)


19. Bob DuPuy; President & COO, MLB (20)


20. Richard Lovett; President, CAA*


21. George Steinbrenner; Owner, New York Yankees (18)


22. Myles Brand; President, NCAA (23)


23. Don Fehr; Executive Director, MLBPA (21)


24. Casey Wasserman; Chairman & CEO, Wasserman Media Group*


25. Larry Probst; Chairman & CEO, Electronic Arts (14)


26. Jerry Jones; Owner, Dallas Cowboys (24)


27. Jeff Shell; President of programming, Comcast (19)


28. Ed Goren; President, Fox Sports (26)


29. Pat Bowlen; Owner, Denver Broncos (22)


30. Scott Boras; CEO, The Scott Boras Corp. (27)


31. Tim Leiweke; President & CEO, Anschutz Entertainment Group (30)


32. Billy Hunter; Executive Director, NBPA (29)


33. Arn Tellem; President, Wasserman Media Group Management (40)


34. Bob Bowman; President & CEO, Major League Baseball Advanced Media (31)


35. Mark Cuban; Owner, Dallas Mavericks (34)


36. Don Garber; Commissioner, MLS (45)


37. John Skipper; Executive VP of Content, ESPN*


38. Micky Arison; Owner, Miami Heat*


39. Adam Silver; Deputy Commissioner, NBA (42)


40. Mike Helton; President; NASCAR*


41. Dawn Hudson; President & CEO, Pepsi-Cola North America (36)


42. Arlen Kantarian; CEO of Professional Tennis, USTA (37)


43. Jeremy Jacobs Sr.; Owner, Boston Bruins / Chairman & CEO, Delaware North Cos. (38)


44. Rick Dudley; President & CEO, Octagon (NR)


45. Jerry Reinsdorf; Chairman, Chicago White Sox & Chicago Bulls (44)


46. Peter Ueberroth; Chairman, USOC (46)


47. Jerry Richardson; Owner, Carolina Panthers*


48. Sean Bratches; Executive VP of Sales & Marketing, ESPN*


49. Terry McDonell; Editor, Sports Illustrated Group*


50. Tom Condon; Agent; CAA*

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