RANK NAME POSITION/ORGANIZATION '94 RANK
1 Rupert Murdoch Chair & CEO/News Corp. 1
2 Dick Ebersol President/NBC Sports 6
3 Phil Knight Chair & CEO/Nike 9
4 John Malone President & CEO/TCI 7
5 Mark McCormack Chair & CEO/IMG 8
6 Michael Eisner Chair & CEO/Disney n/r
7 Juan Antonio Samaranch President/IOC 10
8 Ted Turner Pres/Turner Broadcasting 4
9 David Stern Commissioner/NBA 3
10 Steve Bornstein President & CEO/ESPN 16
11 Ronald Zarella VP/General Motors n/r
Philip Guarascio VP/General Motors 14
12 Jerry Jones Owner/Cowboys 26
13 Gerald Levin Chair/Time Warner n/r
14 Paul Tagliabue Commissioner/NFL 2
15 Richard Pound Exec Board/IOC 17
16 Leigh Steinberg Attorney/Agent 19
17 Bud Selig Acting Commis./MLB 5
18 Robert Wright President & CEO/NBC 28
19 Jerry Reinsdorf Chair/White Sox & Bulls 13
20 Gary Bettman Commissioner/NHL 18
21 Jerry Colangelo President & CEO/Suns 20
22 Donald Fehr Exec Dir/MLBPA 12
23 James Dolan CEO/Cablevision n/r
24 Chase Carey Chair & CEO/Fox TV 34
25 David Falk Chair & CEO/F.A.M.E. 32
26 Charles Fruit VP/Coca-Cola 21
27 Billy Payne President/ACOG 23
28 John Madigan CEO/Tribune Co. n/r
29 Russ Granik Dep. Commissioner/NBA 22
30 Tony Ponturo VP/Anheuser-Busch 27
31 Barry Frank Pres./Trans World Int'l n/r
32 H. Wayne Huizenga Marlins/Panthers/Dolphins 15
33 Cedric Dempsey Exec Dir/NCAA 35
34 Anita DeFrantz Member/IOC Exec Board 41
35 David Hill President/Fox Sports 48
36 Cal Ripken Baltimore Orioles n/r
37 John Krimsky Deputy Sec. General/USOC 29
38 Paul Schrage Senior Exec VP/McDonald's 47
39 Rick Welts President/NBA Properties 39
40 Dr. LeRoy Walker President/USOC 46
41 Donna Lopiano Dir/Women's Sports Foundation 43
42 Neil Austrian President/NFL 30
43 Richard Strup Senior VP Int'l/Miller 51
44 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 71
45 Gene Upshaw Exec Dir/NFLPA 42
46 Peter Angelos Owner/Orioles n/r
47 Al Davis Owner/Raiders n/r
48 Rev. Theodore Hesburgh Chair/Knight Commission n/r
RANK NAME POSITION/ORGANIZATION '94 RANK
49 Pat Bowlen Owner/Broncos 36
50 Shaquille O'Neal Orlando Magic 62
51 Jerry McMorris Owner/Rockies 60
52 Dennis Gilbert Agent 44
53 David Berst Dir for Enforcement/NCAA 65
54 Deion Sanders Dallas Cowboys n/r
55 Harold Henderson Exec VP/NFL 37
56 Michael Jordan Chair/Westinghouse & CBS n/r
57 John Harrington CEO/Red Sox 33
58 David D'Allessandro Senior Exec VP/John Hancock n/r
59 Donald Dell Chair & CEO/ProServ 68
60 Richard Schultz Exec Dir/USOC n/r
61 Alan Hendricks Agent n/r
Randy Hendricks Agent n/r
62 Bill Giles Pres. & CEO/Phillies n/r
63 Primo Nebiolo Member/IOC; Pres/IAAF 77
64 Pat Riley Pres. & Coach/Heat n/r
65 Bob Goodenow Exec Dir/NHLPA 49
66 Carmen Policy President/49ers 55
67 Bill Strickland President/IMG Basketball 72
68 Marc Hodler VP/IOC 38
69 Paul Fireman Chair & CEO/Reebok 31
70 Dave Checketts Pres. & CEO/MSG n/r
71 Robert Iger Pres. & COO/Cap Cities-ABC 61
72 Sara Levinson President/NFL Properties 54
73 Dave Ogrean Exec Dir/USA Hockey 81
74 Tim Finchem Commissioner/PGA Tour n/r
75 Dennis Swanson President/ABC Sports 74
76 Jack Nicklaus Golfer n/r
77 Rudy Washington Exec Dir/Black Coaches Assn 64
78 James Easton Member/IOC 70
79 Michael Barnett President/IMG Hockey 59
80 Simon Gourdine Exec Dir/NBPA n/r
81 Bill Schmidt VP/Gatorade 56
82 Terdema Ussery Pres/Nike Sports Mgmt 80
83 Richard Lapchick Dir/Study of Sport in Society 73
84 Tom Welch Pres. & CEO/SLOOC n/r
85 Terence McGuirk Exec VP/Turner Broadcasting 79
86 Tal Smith President/Astros n/r
87 Bob Costas Sportscaster/NBC 94
88 Frank Craighill Managing Dir/Advantage Int'l 82
89 Dan Wieden Co-founder/Wieden & Kennedy n/r
90 Jeff Moorad Agent 99
91 Rod Thorn VP Operations/NBA 92
92 Brian Burke Senior VP/NHL 83
93 Frank Vuono Pres. & CEO/ISI n/r
94 Eddy Hartenstein President/DirecTV n/r
95 Seth Abraham Pres/Time Warner Sports n/r
96 Bill Gates Chair/Microsoft 97
97 Liz Dolan VP Marketing/Nike n/r
98 Randy Levine Chief Labor Negotiator/MLB n/r
99 Jeffrey Pollack Publisher/Sports Bus. Daily n/r
100 The Fly The Sporting News n/r
