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EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS
Reebok Int'l named JOHN WARDLEY as Dir of Worldwide Advertising. Wardley was the Senior Ad Dir at the Coca-Cola Co. (AD AGE, 9/29)....CO-based Chartwell Int'l named J. WILLIAM GRIMES Chair of its subsidiary, SportsStar Marketing. Grimes was President & CEO of ESPN from '82-88. SportsStar also named SPENCER HAYWOOD as spokesperson. He will support its efforts to obtain scholarships and financial aid to high school students for higher education (Chartwell)....Fox Sports Net announced that WILLIAM CRAIG resigned from his position of VP/GM of Fox Sports Pittsburgh to pursue other interests. Fox Sports South GM HUNTER NICKELL will serve as interim GM of Fox Sports Pitt (FSN). -
NAMES IN THE NEWS
ANDRE AGASSI was on "The Tonight Show" last night. Agassi, on whether he would do TV commentary: "I'd love to see the sport have better commentary but I'm not sure how I would enjoy actually doing it" ("Tonight Show" NBC, 9/29). ....Corel WTA Tour CEO ANNE PERSON WORCESTER and her husband TOM WORCESTER announced the birth of their second child, VICTORIA KARENE WORCESTER (THE DAILY)....Panthers QB KERRY COLLINS is joining team President MARK RICHARDSON in opening a martini bar in Charlotte (Charl. BUSINESS JOURNAL, 9/29). -
THE FORBES 400: CHARTING THE SPORTS DOLLARS
The FORBES 400 calculates the personal wealth of America's top business leaders. Below are the members of the list with an interest in sports (FORBES, 10/13 issue).NAMEBUSINESS WEALTHSPORTS INTEREST Bill Gates Microsoft $39.8BMultiple Paul Allen Microsoft $17.0BBlazers, Seahawks, Starwave John Kluge Multimeida $7.8BMLS MetroStars Alice Walton Wal-Mart $6.3BLlama Sports Phil Knight Nike CEO $5.4BNike Philip Anschutz Oil/Railroads $5.2BNHL Kings, MLS Rapids Newhouse Bros. Publishing $4.5BConde Nast Sports Rupert Murdoch News Corp. $3.9BFox Sports, Dodgers Kirk Kerkorian Investments $3.7BMGM Grand Ted Turner Time Warner $3.5BTBS, Braves, Hawks Micky Arison Carnival Cruise $2.7BHeat Richard DeVos Amway Corp. $2.4BRDV Sports Lester Crown Conglomerate $2.5BYankees, Bulls Robert Tisch Loews Corp. $2.4BNFL Giants John McCaw Telephony $2.0BOrca Bay, Mariners William Davidson Guardian Indus. $1.5BPistons Wayne Huizenga Entrepreneur $1.7BDolphins, Marlins, NHL Panthers Hearst Family Inheritance $1.4BESPN interest William Clay Ford Ford Motor Co. $1.4BLions Amos Hostetter Cable TV $1.3BThe Golf Channel Carl Pohlad Banking $1.3BTwins Henry Kravis KKR Buyout $1.2BSpalding Sports George Roberts KKR Buyout $1.2BSpalding Sports Patrick Ryan Insurance $1.1BBears Minority Owner Jim Jannard Oakley $1.0BOakley Sunglasses Frank Perdue Chickens $825MMinor League Baseball John Malone TCI/Liberty $750MLiberty Media Leon Hess Hess Corp. $770MJets Michael Eisner Walt Disney $760MESPN, Angels, Ducks Ed DeDartolo, Jr. Developer $750M49ers Paul Fireman Reebok Int'l $690MReebok CEO Ann Walton Kroenke Inheritance $600MMarried to Rams Vice Chair Stan Kroenke Mark McCormack IMG Founder $650MIMG CEO Bruton Smith Auto Racing $650MSpeedway Motorsports Michael Ilitch Little Caesars $630MTigers, Red Wings Melvin Simon Shopping Center $620MPacers Charles Dolan Cablevision $610MMSG, Knicks, Rangers Alex Spanos Construction $600MChargers David Price Golf Properties $570MAmerican Golf Nancy Lurie Marks Harcourt Gen. $515MMother to Eagles Owner Jeffrey Lurie
