The 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season began with the hiring of what now-NFL executive to take over the team?
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2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season The 2004 season brought change to the Dodgers as the sale of the franchise to developer Frank McCourt was finalized during spring training. McCourt promptly dismissed General Manager Dan Evans and hired Paul DePodesta to take over the team. That led to a flurry of trade activity as the new group attempted to rebuild the Dodgers in their image.
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Paul DePodesta Paul DePodesta (born December 16, 1972) is the chief strategy officer for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).
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Chris Grier (American football) Chris Grier is an American football executive. On January 4, 2016, he became the general manager for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Before being promoted to general manager, Grier held various scouting roles with increasing responsibility with the Dolphins. He also has past experience in the personnel department of the New England Patriots.
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Al Lerner Alfred "Al" Lerner (May 8, 1933 – October 23, 2002) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was best known as the Chairman of the Board of credit card giant MBNA and the owner of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was also a past president of the Board of Trustees of the famed Cleveland Clinic as well as a major benefactor.
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Bill Bidwill William V. Bidwill Sr. (born July 31, 1931) is the principal owner and chairman of the board of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was co-owner from 1962 for ten seasons with his brother Charles Jr. and has been sole owner since 1972.
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Bob Melvin Robert Paul Melvin (born October 28, 1961) is an American professional baseball catcher, coach, and manager. He is currently the manager of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.
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Neil Glat Neil Glat is an executive in the National Football League. In 2012, he was named as the team president of the New York Jets.
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Chet Simmons Chester Robert "Chet" Simmons (July 11, 1928 – March 25, 2010) was a television executive. He worked at ABC Sports, NBC Sports and ESPN, and was the first Commissioner of the USFL. From 1957 to 1964, he helped build ABC Sports into a leader in sports programming and was a key part of the development of "Wide World of Sports". He joined NBC Sports in 1964 where he stayed for 15 years becoming the first President in 1977. At NBC, he pioneered instant replay and coverage of the Olympics and NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four. In 1979, he left NBC to join the soon to launch ESPN becoming its second President. At ESPN, he oversaw the launch of the Network, the development of "SportsCenter", the first broadcasts of the NFL Draft, coverage of the early rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four and the development of Chris Berman, Bob Ley, George Grande, Greg Gumbel and Dick Vitale. In 1982, he became the first Commissioner of the United States Football League and led it through three Championships and players including Herschel Walker, Jim Kelly, Reggie White, Steve Young and Anthony Carter.
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Bum Bright Harvey Roberts "Bum" Bright (October 6, 1920 – December 11, 2004) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the owner of the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys from 1984 to 1989.
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Billy Devaney William Joseph Peter Francis "Billy" Devaney (born March 7, 1955) is a professional American football analyst on ESPN. Prior to that Devaney was a football executive. He was the general manager for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League from 2008 to 2011. He used to be an assistant to the general manager with the Atlanta Falcons. He replaced the longtime Rams president of football operations, Jay Zygmunt, at the end of the 2008 season.
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Will Lewis (American football) William L. Lewis (born January 16, 1958) is an American football executive and former cornerback. Lewis was hired by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League on May 16, 2013.
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Los Angeles Chargers retired numbers The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL) based in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The club began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL), and spent its first season in Los Angeles before moving to San Diego in 1961. They returned to Los Angeles in 2017. NFL teams assign each of their players a jersey number ranging from 1 through 99. The Chargers no longer issue four retired numbers. As of 2010, the team's policy was to have the Chargers Hall of Fame committee evaluate candidates for a player's number to retire after the player has retired from the league after five years. The committee consisted of Chargers Executive Vice President A. G. Spanos, Chargers public relations director Bill Johnston, San Diego Hall of Champions founder Bob Breitbard, and the presidents of the San Diego Sports Commission and the Chargers Backers Fan Club. There are few recognized guidelines in sports regarding retiring numbers, and the NFL has no specific league policy. "You have to have enough numbers for players to wear," said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. The Chargers have rarely retired numbers. The "San Diego Union-Tribune" wrote, "The [Chargers] tend to honor their heritage haphazardly."
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Joe Lacob Joseph Steven Lacob (born January 10, 1956) is an American business executive who is currently a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and the majority owner of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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1999 Los Angeles Dodgers season The 1999 season started with a new management team; Kevin Malone became the team's General Manager and Davey Johnson was selected to be the new Dodgers Manager. Looking to make a splash, Malone exclaimed "There is a new Sheriff in town" as he took over the reins and made a splash by signing starting pitcher Kevin Brown to a huge long contract. However, the team struggled to a third-place finish in the Western Division of the National League.
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Ron Fowler Ronald L Fowler (born 1943/1944) is the executive chairman of the ownership group of the San Diego Padres franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB). He also serves as the CEO of Liquid Investments Incorporated, a San Diego beer distributorship.
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Joe Banner Joe Banner (born February 13, 1953) is a former front office consultant for the Atlanta Falcons, former chief executive officer of the Cleveland Browns, and former president of the Philadelphia Eagles (2001–12).
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Mike Scioscia Michael Lorri Scioscia ( , ; born November 27, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager for the Los Angeles Angels. He has worked in that capacity since the 2000 season, and is currently the longest-tenured manager in Major League Baseball and second longest-tenured coach/manager in the "Big Four" (MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA), only behind Gregg Popovich. As a player, Scioscia made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in . He was selected to two All-Star Games and won two World Series over the course of his 13-year MLB career, which was spent entirely with the Dodgers. He was signed by the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers late in his career, but never appeared in a major-league game for either team due to injury.
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John Herrera (gridiron football) John Herrera is an American football executive who, for much of his career, was a Senior Executive with the Oakland Raiders.
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Pete Rozelle Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle ( ; March 1, 1926 – December 6, 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League for nearly thirty years, from January 1960 to November 1989, when he retired from office. He is credited with making the NFL into one of the most successful sports leagues in the world.
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Joe Ellis Josiah Wear "Joe" Ellis (born November 16, 1958) is an American football administrator who is currently the President, Chairman and CEO of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).
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Andy Fox Andrew Junipero Fox (born January 12, 1971) is an American professional baseball executive and a former Major League Baseball infielder and coach.
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Lon Rosen Lon Rosen (born 1959) is the current executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the Los Angeles Dodgers and former executive vice president of Magic Johnson Enterprises.