Power 100 Most Influential People in Sports [September 25, 2007]
Missing:
* 4 George Bodenheimer President, ESPN, ABC Sports; co-chairman, Disney Media Networks
* 9 Sean McManus President, CBS News and Sports
* 14 David Hill Chairman, CEO, Fox Sports
* 16 Myles Brand President, CEO, NCAA
* 20 Tony Ponturo VP, Global Media and Sports Marketing, Anheuser-Busch
* 21 Phil Anschutz Founder, Anschutz Entertainment Group
* 22 Herbert Hainer Chairman, CEO, Adidas
* 24 Brian Roberts Chairman, CEO, Comcast
* 26 Theodore Forstmann Chairman, CEO, IMG
* 29 Joseph S Blatter President, FIFA
* 31 Jim Delany Commissioner, Big Ten Conference
* 32 Dick Pound Chairman, World Anti-Doping Agency
* 34 Tim Finchem Commissioner, PGA
* 36 John Skipper EVP, content, ESPN
* 37 Mark Parker CEO, President, Nike
* 38 David Levy President, Turner Sports, Inc
* 42 Tim Leiweke President, CEO, Anschutz Entertainment Group
* 44 Robert DuPuy President, COO, MLB
* 46 Tim Brosnan EVP for business, MLB
* 48 Larry Lucchino President, CEO, Boston Red Sox
* 49 Ed Goren President, FOX Sports
* 51 Mark Ford President, Sports Illustrated Group
* 52 Bob Bowman President, CEO, MLB Advanced Media
* 54 Roger Penske Owner, Penske Racing
* 55 Chase Carey CEO, president, DirecTV
* 58 Jeff Urban SVP, sports marketing, Gatorade/PepsiCo
* 59 George Pyne President, IMG Sports and Entertainment
* 60 Omar Minaya EVP of Baseball Operations, General Manager, NY Mets
* 62 Jack Roush Founder, CEO, Roush Fenway Racing
* 63 Ross Greenburg CEO, HBO Sports
* 67 Katie Bayne Chief Marketing Officer, Coca-Cola North America
* 68 Eric Grubman EVP, finance and strategic acquisitions, NFL
* 69 John Galloway VP, sports and media, Pepsi North America
* 72 Mark Steinberg SVP and global managing director of golf, IMG
* 75 Maloof Family Owners, Sacramento Kings, Sacramento Monarchs
* 77 Randy Levine President, New York Yankees
* 79 Casey Wasserman Chairman, CEO, Wasserman Media Group
* 82 John Kosner SVP, General Manager, ESPN New Media
* 83 Arn Tellem President, WMG Management
* 84 Bruton Smith Chairman, CEO, Speedway Motorsports
* 85 Adam Silver Deputy commissioner, COO, NBA
* 86 Charlie Denson President, Nike Brand
* 87 Tony Petitti EVP, executive producer, CBS Sports
* 90 Tom Condon NFL Agent, CAA
* 94 Heidi Ueberroth President, Global Marketing Partnerships and International Business Operations, NBA
* 98 Lesa France-Kennedy President International Speedway
* 99 David Berson EVP, program planning and strategy, ESPN
* 100 Donna Orender President, WNBA
This Category is Ranked. Sort by Ranking Based on Votes by clicking on Vote Ranking. Sort by the Collection's Ranking by clicking on List Ranking.
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18
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1
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Sports Executive
65.61% (412 of 628 votes)
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29
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2
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Golfer
44.90% (22 of 49 votes)
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23
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3
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Sports Executive
50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
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4
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5
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Sports Executive
100% (2 of 2 votes)
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1
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6
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Entrepreneur
100% (3 of 3 votes)
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5
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7
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Producer
100% (1 of 1 votes)
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7
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8
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Entrepreneur
100% (1 of 1 votes)
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26
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10
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Entrepreneur
49.55% (55 of 111 votes)
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20
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11
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Basketball Player
59.69% (114 of 191 votes)
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21
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12
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Agent
59.26% (112 of 189 votes)
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35
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13
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Football Player
33.03% (108 of 327 votes)
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14
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15
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Sports Executive
75.00% (3 of 4 votes)
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32
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17
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Soccer Player
42.01% (71 of 169 votes)
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52
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18
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Sports Executive
0% (0 of 1 votes)
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33
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19
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Basketball Player
37.04% (340 of 918 votes)
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44
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21
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Entrepreneur
0% (0 of 0 votes)
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22
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23
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Auto Racer
56.82% (25 of 44 votes)
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15
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25
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Sports Executive
71.43% (5 of 7 votes)
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8
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27
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Sports Executive
100% (5 of 5 votes)
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30
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28
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Baseball Player
43.75% (7 of 16 votes)
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37
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30
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Tennis Player
29.41% (5 of 17 votes)
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41
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33
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Football Player
0% (0 of 1 votes)
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28
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35
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Athlete
45.16% (14 of 31 votes)
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17
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39
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Baseball Player
69.02% (1386 of 2008 votes)
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49
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40
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Sports Executive
0% (0 of 0 votes)
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27
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41
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Baseball Player
45.45% (40 of 88 votes)
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48
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43
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Entrepreneur
0% (0 of 0 votes)
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12
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45
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Football Player
100% (2 of 2 votes)
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54
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47
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Sports Executive
0% (0 of 0 votes)
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45
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50
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Sports Executive
0% (0 of 5 votes)
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25
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53
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Sports Executive
50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
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13
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56
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Auto Racer
87.50% (7 of 8 votes)
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11
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57
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Auto Racer
100% (5 of 5 votes)
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3
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60
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Sports Executive
100% (38 of 38 votes)
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36
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61
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Hockey Player
32.54% (68 of 209 votes)
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53
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64
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Entrepreneur
0% (0 of 0 votes)
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42
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65
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Sports Executive
0% (0 of 0 votes)
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24
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66
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Crime Fighter
50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
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16
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70
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Football Player
69.93% (1056 of 1510 votes)
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39
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71
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Athlete
16.67% (2 of 12 votes)
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46
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73
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Tennis Player
0% (0 of 7 votes)
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38
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74
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Auto Racer
16.67% (1 of 6 votes)
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34
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76
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Golfer
33.33% (5 of 15 votes)
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40
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78
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Basketball Player
5.56% (1 of 18 votes)
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51
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80
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Entrepreneur
0% (0 of 0 votes)
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50
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81
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Football Coach
0% (0 of 0 votes)
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19
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88
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Basketball Player
60.07% (182 of 303 votes)
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6
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89
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Basketball Player
100% (1 of 1 votes)
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10
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91
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Sports Executive
100% (5 of 5 votes)
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2
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92
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Sports Executive
100% (7 of 7 votes)
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47
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93
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Football Coach
0% (0 of 0 votes)
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31
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95
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Basketball Player
42.86% (6 of 14 votes)
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9
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96
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Baseball Player
100% (1 of 1 votes)
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43
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97
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Entrepreneur
0% (0 of 0 votes)
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