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A sports agent is a legal representative (hence agent) for professional sports figures such as athletes and coaches. They procure and negotiate employment and endorsement contracts for the athlete or coach whom they represent. In addition to contract negotiations, sports agents may also help their clients with financial planning, legal issues ...
Leigh William Steinberg (born March 27, 1949) is an American sports agent, philanthropist, and author.During his 50-year career, Steinberg has represented over 300 professional athletes in football, baseball, basketball, boxing, and Olympic sports.
Marc Jeffrey Kligman (born 1970) is an American sports agent and criminal lawyer.After working in the San Diego County public defender's office from 1995 to 1998, he founded Total Sports Care Management and began representing players in Minor League and Major League Baseball and NCAA Division I coaches.
Sean P. Stellato (born April 12, 1978) is an American sports agent, [1] motivational speaker, [2] and author. [3] He became nationally known after one of his clients, Tommy DeVito, made his NFL debut in Week 8 of the National Football League season at quarterback and led the New York Giants to a victory against the Green Bay Packers.
Bob Woolf (1928–1993) was an American sports agent and lawyer. One of the first sports agents, he "ushered in the era of the millionaire sports celebrity" as the agent for athletes including Carl Yastrzemski, Larry Bird, John Havlicek, and Julius Erving. [1]
Mark Hume McCormack (November 6, 1930 – May 16, 2003) was an American lawyer, sports agent and writer. He was the founder and chairman of International Management Group, now IMG , an international management organization serving sports figures and celebrities.
Norby Walters (born Norbert Meyer) (April 20, 1932 – December 10, 2023) was an American music and sports agent. Per The New York Times, "His father, Yosele Chezchonovitch, a Polish immigrant, served in the Army (where he changed his name to Joseph Meyer) during World War I and later became a diamond courier and the owner of a nightclub in Brooklyn and a sideshow attraction at Coney Island.
David B. Falk (born 1950) [1] [2] is an American sports agent who primarily works with basketball players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He began his career representing professional tennis players for Donald Dell's ProServ and is best known for representing sports icon Michael Jordan for the entirety of Jordan's career.