A mix of negotiators and visionaries who have excelled in virtually every corner of the sports industry makes up the '13 class of The Champions: Pioneers & Innovators in Sports Business. The award recognizes the architects and builders of sports, as selected by SportsBusiness Daily/Journal. Each will be honored during a special ceremony April 3 at the IMG World Congress of Sports. This year’s recipients are:
- Donald Dell, a negotiating expert who played a major role in the evolution of both pro tennis and sports marketing in general
- Rosa Gatti, one of the voices behind ESPN’s unmatched ability to tell its own story as well as provide a blueprint for diversity
- Roy Kramer, a visionary in the college sports world whose decisions have proved to be decades ahead of their time
- Harvey Schiller, a true sports business renaissance man if there ever was one
- Ron Shapiro, arguably the original baseball power agent
- Pat Williams, a builder of successful NBA franchises for the last 45 year
See today's issue of
THE DAILY for more on this year's class.
