01-27-2026, 11:46 PM
(01-27-2026, 04:39 PM)ADPinWDC Wrote: Who would be our top faculty in Sports Management?
Perhaps Darrin Nelson as Faculty Chair (former AD at UCI)
Andrew Luck, 2010?
John Elway, 1982? GM for Broncos (Guest speaker; Advisory Council)
John Lynch, 1993?, GM for Niners (Guest speaker; Advisory Council)
James Lofton, 1980?
David DeCastro, 2011 (OLine Steelers)
Phil Knight, age 87 as Sponsor
Tiger Woods (golf, yachting)?
Tim Mayotte, 1978 (tennis)? Successful local Venture Capitalist
Casey Jacobsen, 2002, Broadcaster FoxSports (Guest speaker; Advisory Council)
Ask Brad Freeman (related to $50M)
Ask John Arrillaga also (Basketball)
Susan Hagey Wall, 1980 (tennis)?
Katie Ledecky, 2021 (swimming, aging miracles; 14 Olympic medals / 9 gold), [How does she do it at age 28?]
-- She holds the WR in 1500m set in 2018 at 15m20s, and at 800m. She owns the 22 fastest times recorded in 1500m.
If Katie is "busy", get Janet Evans.
Kerri Walsh Jennings, 2001 (volleyball)
My top choice would be Lindsay Kagawa Colas 2001/2002 (volleyball). She’s been a driving force behind the pay and contract restructuring in the NWSL and U.S. women’s soccer national team, helping shift the landscape toward fair compensation, free agency, and real professional standards. She’s now playing a central role in the current WNBA labor negotiations as well, extending that impact to women’s pro basketball. Her work has literally reshaped how women’s professional leagues operate.
Another would be Nneka Ogwumike 2012 (baseketball) - she' served as the president of the Women's National Basketball Player's Association since 2016.