词条 | Peter Johnson (sports executive) |
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Peter Clark Johnson (born January 4, 1950) is an American sports agent and business executive. Early life and educationJohnson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was raised in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He went to high school at Penn Charter in Philadelphia and attended the University of Delaware, where he was a member of the 1971 National Champion Division I-AA Football team.[1] After graduating, he played in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. Johnson received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. CareerIn 1976, Johnson started his career at IMG, the world's largest sports, entertainment and media company, where he worked for thirty years.[2] He was the COO, and then the CEO - Sports and Entertainment.[3] At the time, IMG had 3,000 employees in 70 offices in 35 countries. In 2004, Sports Business Journal named Johnson the Most Influential Agent in Sports.[4] Advertising Age named him the "Top Marketer".[5] In 2005, Sports Business Journal (SBJ) named him the #25 Most Powerful Person in Sports.[6] Over the course of his career, Johnson has represented three NFL MVPs, the #1 ranked players in both men's and women's tennis, the #1 ranked women's golfer as well as the World Heavyweight Boxing champion.[7] In the early part of his IMG career, he was a player agent and his personal clients included the following:
Johnson hired and trained dozens of top executives including Tom Condon and Pat Brisson of CAA Sports as well as Casey Close, Jeff Schwartz and Alan Zucker of Excel Sports Management. Johnson is currently the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of STACK, a sports performance services company targeting youth athletes[8] Personal lifeJohnson lives in Cleveland, Ohio and is married to Stephanie Tolleson, and has one son and two daughters. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.udel.edu/PR/Messenger/04/03/peter.html|title=Peter Johnson, former football standout, now in key IMG position|website=University of Delaware Messenger|publisher=University of Delaware|accessdate=1 March 2005}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Mullen|first1=Liz|title=Peter Johnson Resigns As IMG Sports & Entertainment CEO|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2006/01/Issue-87/Sports-Industrialists/Peter-Johnson-Resigns-As-IMG-Sports-Entertainment-CEO.aspx|website=Sports Business Daily}} 3. ^{{cite web|last1=Mullen|first1=Liz|title=Forstmann Turns Page at IMG|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2006/01/20060130/Labor-Agents/Forstmann-Turns-Page-At-IMG.aspx|website=Sports Business Journal|publisher=Sports Business Journal}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/04/20040419/The-Most-Influential-People.aspx|title=The Most Influential People|website=Sports Business Daily|accessdate=19 April 2004}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2004/07/07/more-sports/worlds-top-agent-johnson-key-to-imgs-future/|title=World’s top agent Johnson key to IMG’s future|website=Japan Times|publisher=Japan Times|last1=Gallagher|first1=Jack}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Handlers/HTMLTable.aspx?fuseaction=table.main&tableId=SBJ200512191901-25.aspx|title=The Most Powerful People in Sports|website=Sports Business Daily}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/04/20040419/The-Most-Influential-People.aspx|title=- SportsBusiness Daily {{!}} SportsBusiness Journal {{!}} SportsBusiness Daily Global|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|access-date=2016-05-10}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Prominent Sports Executive Peter Johnson Elevated to Vice Chairman of STACK Media|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prominent-sports-executive-peter-johnson-elevated-to-vice-chairman-of-stack-media-65971822.html|website=PR Newswire|publisher=PR Newswire|accessdate=26 October 2009}} External links
7 : 1950 births|Living people|American sports agents|Sportspeople from Milwaukee|People from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania|Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football players|Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni |
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