HOW THEY STACK UP
Top Dogs
SBJ’s selections as the most influential person in sports business
2004 | Paul Tagliabue |
2005 | George Bodenheimer |
2006 | George Bodenheimer |
2007 | Brian Roberts |
2008 | George Bodenheimer* |
2009 | Jacques Rogge |
2010 | Roger Goodell |
2011 | Steve Burke |
* President-elect Barack Obama was named as #1(a).
Getting The Call
First-time honorees on this year’s Most Influential list
Eric Shanks | #5 |
Mark Lazarus | #16 |
Jerry Buss | #20 |
Jeanie Buss | #20 |
Larry Scott | #23 |
Derek Chang | #28 |
Scott Blackmun | #39 |
Lorenzo Fertitta | #41 |
Dana White | #41 |
Alison Lewis | #43 |
Eric Grubman | #48 |
Chris Tsakalakis | #50 |
Not Making The Cut
Executives who dropped off this year’s Most Influential list, and where they ranked in 2010
Dick Ebersol | #6 | | | Mark Wright | #29 | | | Greg Shaheen | #32 | | | DeLoss Dodds | #42 | | | Phil de Picciotto | #49 |
Chase Carey | #7 | | | Billy Hunter | #30 | | | Ted Leonsis | #37 | | | Indra Nooyi | #45 | | | Jeff Shifrin | #49 |
Jerry Richardson | #15 | | | Bob Batterman | #31 | | | Joel Ewanick | #39 | | | Sal Galatioto | #47 | | | Ross Greenburg | #50 |
Jim Delany | #25 | | | Jeffrey Kessler | #31 | | | Bea Perez | #41 | | | Suzy Deering | #48 | | | | |
League Bosses
1 | Bud Selig |
2 | Roger Goodell |
3 | David Stern |
4 | Gary Bettman |
5 | Tim Finchem |
6 | Brian France |
7 | Larry Scott |
8 | Don Garber |
9 | Mike Slive |
10 | Lorenzo Fertitta/Dana White |