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Jewish executives have fared well in 2009. According to Sports Business Journal at least 14 have finished in the top 50 “most influential people in sports.”
Included in the list:
- Jerry Bodenheimer, president of ESPN/ABC Sports (No. 3)
- David Stern, commissioner, NBA (4)
- Bud Selig, commissioner, MLB (7)
- Gary Bettman, commissioner, NHL (12)
- Robert Kraft, owner, New England Patriots (13)
- David Levy, president of sales, distribution, and sports, Turner Broadcasting (21)
- Adam Silver, deputy commissioner, NBA (27)
- Steve Bornstein, executive vice president of Media, NFL; President and CEO, NFL Network (31)
- Casey Wasserman, chair and CEO, Wasserman media Group (32)
- Michael Levine, co-head, CAA Sports (37)
- Jeremy Jacobs, owner, Boston Bruins (41)
- Michael Weiner, executive director, Major League Baseball Players Association (49)
As Adam Sandler said in his famous Hanukka song, “Not too shabby.”
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Don Garber (#33), commissioner of Major League Soccer, is Jewish as well.
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