The Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame has honored the MLB right fielder who is now the senior VP of what team?
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Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame Established in 1951, the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame honors distinguished members of Wisconsin's sports history. The Hall of Fame hosts several annual events, including an induction ceremony to honor new members, nomination luncheons, speaker series breakfasts and more. Bronze commemorative plaques honoring the members of the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame, including Hank Aaron, Vince Lombardi, Oscar Robertson, Bart Starr and others, are displayed in the Wisconsin Athletic Walk of Fame promenade in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Hank Aaron Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5, 1934), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", is a retired American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder who is currently the senior vice president of the Atlanta Braves. He played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves in the National League (NL) and two seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League (AL), from 1954 through 1976. Aaron held the MLB record for career home runs for 33 years, and he still holds several MLB offensive records. He hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973, and is one of only two players to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least fifteen times. In 1999, "The Sporting News" ranked Aaron fifth on its "100 Greatest Baseball Players" list.
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Jon Daniels Jon Daniels (born August 24, 1977) is the current President of Baseball Operations and General Manager of the Major League Baseball team Texas Rangers. The Rangers joined the Blue Jays (1992–93), the Yankees (1998–2001), and the Royals (2014-2015) as the only franchises to win back-to-back American League pennants in the last 22 years. When hired at age 28, he was the youngest GM in Major League Baseball at the time.
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Eddie Pérez (baseball) Eduardo Rafael Pérez (born May 4, 1968) is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball player and current First Base coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians and the Milwaukee Brewers. He batted and threw right-handed. Pérez is the current bullpen coach for the Atlanta Braves. He was known for being pitcher Greg Maddux's personal catcher during his tenure as a player with the Braves.
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John Mozeliak John Mozeliak (born January 18, 1969) is the current President of Baseball Operations of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cardinals hired Mozeliak as the twelfth General Manager in franchise history after the 2007 season after serving and training as Walt Jocketty's assistant, despite lacking a professional baseball playing background.
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John Orton John Andrew Orton (born December 8, 1965, in Santa Cruz, California) is an American professional baseball coach and a former Major League catcher. In , Orton will serve his tenth season as roving minor league catching coordinator for the Chicago White Sox. He is an alumnus of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he was an all conference catcher. As a player, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 ft tall and weighed 195 lb .
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Mike Walker (infielder) Michael Walker (born June 12, 1988 in Marysville, California) is a baseball third baseman who last played in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted by the Brewers in the 14th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft after his senior season for the Pacific Tigers baseball team. He played for Team Australia in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
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Del Unser Delbert Bernard Unser (born December 9, 1944) is a retired Major League Baseball center fielder and utility player who had a 15-year career from 1968 to 1982.
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Ed Short Edwin G. Short (1919–1984) was an American professional baseball front office executive. Short worked for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball for over 20 years, including nine seasons as the team's general manager—from August 26, 1961, through September 2, 1970. The White Sox were frequent contenders for the American League pennant during the first six seasons of his administration, but the last three years of Short's tenure saw the team lose 95, 98 and 106 games and play some of its home games in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, because of falling attendance at Comiskey Park.
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Wisconsin Sports Network Wisconsin Sports Network is a school and college sports website in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and play at the Bradley Center. Former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl was the long-time owner of the team, but on April 16, 2014, a group led by billionaire hedge fund managers Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry agreed to purchase a majority interest in the team from Kohl, a sale which was approved by the owners of the NBA and its Board of Governors one month later on May 16. The team is managed by Jon Horst, the team's former Director of Basketball Operations, who took over for John Hammond in May 2017. The team is currently valued at $675 million according to "Forbes", ranking fourth-to-last in the league.
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Aaron Brower Aaron Brower (born January 9, 1958) is provost and vice chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Brower previously served as interim chancellor at the University of Wisconsin Colleges & University of Wisconsin-Extension through 2014, and interim provost and vice chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Extension and as special assistant to UW System President Kevin P. Reilly for new educational strategies from August 2012 through 2013. As provost and vice chancellor, Brower helped create and continues to lead the innovative UW Flexible Option Program, the first competency-based educational model delivered by a public higher education system. Previously, he served as vice provost for teaching and learning at UW-Madison, and he continues there as a professor in the School of Social Work, Integrated Liberal Studies, and Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He received his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1980, and by 1985 had received his M.S.W., M.A. in Psychology, and Ph.D. in Social Work and Psychology from the University of Michigan.
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Rich Maloney Richard Allen "Rich" Maloney (born September 22, 1964) is an American college baseball coach, the head coach at Ball State since the start of the 2013 season. He is the former head coach of the Michigan Wolverines where he compiled a record of 341–244 in 10 seasons, from 2003 to 2012. He led the Wolverines to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (2005–2008) and was the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008.
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Bill Guilfoile William J. Guilfoile (November 5, 1931 – July 9, 2016) was an American professional baseball public relations executive, who served 18 years in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1979 through 1996.
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Whitey Wistert Francis Michael "Whitey" Wistert (February 20, 1912 – April 23, 1985) was an American football and baseball player. He played college football and college baseball at the University of Michigan. Wistert was the first of the three Wistert brothers—he was succeeded by Albert (Al) and Alvin—who were named All-American tackles at Michigan and later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967. During his time at Michigan, Wistert played on three consecutive Big Ten Conference football championships teams, including two that won back-to-back national championships. He was also Big Ten Conference MVP in baseball in college and later played for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. The Wistert brothers all wore jersey No. 11 at Michigan and are among the seven players who have had their numbers retired by the Michigan Wolverines football program. Their number will be put back into circulation starting on November 10, 2012 before a Michigan home game against Northwestern as part of the Michigan Football Legend program.
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David Stearns David Stearns (born 1984) is an American baseball executive who serves as the general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Stearns previously served as the assistant general manager of MLB's Houston Astros, worked for the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, the Arizona Fall League, and in the baseball operations departments for the Cleveland Indians and New York Mets.
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Mike Matheny Michael Scott Matheny (born September 22, 1970) is an American former professional baseball catcher and the current manager of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB), a position he has held since 2012. A product of the University of Michigan, Matheny was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the eighth round of the 1991 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut for the Brewers in 1994 and retired in 2006 with the San Francisco Giants. He also played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Cardinals during his thirteen-year catching career.
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Bob DuPuy Robert A. "Bob" DuPuy (born c. 1947) is a lawyer and former President and was Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball (MLB). He assumed both titles on March 7, 2002. Prior to joining Major League Baseball in 1998, he was a partner and management committee member of Foley & Lardner, a large Milwaukee-based law firm. He returned to Foley & Lardner in 2010 as a partner with the firm's Sports Industry Team.
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Russ Ball Russ Ball is the Vice President of Football Administration/Player Finance of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.
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Madison Mallards The Madison Mallards are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Madison, Wisconsin that plays in the Northwoods League. Warner Park on Madison’s North side is the team's home field. The 2017 season will mark the Mallards' 17th season.
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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.
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Commissioner of the NBA The Commissioner of the NBA is the chief executive of the National Basketball Association. The current commissioner is Adam Silver after he succeeded David Stern on February 1, 2014.