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A 'sports agent' is a person who procures and negotiates employment and endorsement deals for an athlete. In turn the agent receives a commission that is usually between four and ten percent of the contract, although this figure varies. In addition, the agent often handles public relations matters for his or her client. In some large sport agencies such as IMG and Octagon, agents deal with all aspects of an athlete's finances, from investment to filing taxes. Sports agents are leaned on a lot for guidance in all aspects of life. Some agents are part of large companies and some are on their own, the amount of clients an agent can have depends on how much the company is able to handle.
The role of the sports agent has become somewhat glamorized in recent times, such that the industry has seen a sharp increase in the number of potential and/or aspiring agents. Partially with this influx in mind, "I Want to be a Sports Agent" [1] was created by Darren Heitner on December 31st, 2005 as the first Sports Agent blog on the internet. This blog serves as a place for current and aspiring Sports Agents to keep abreast of the latest Sports business/law/agent news and hopes to create a collection of knowledge for all to benefit from.
Hockey agents start recruiting clients at the age of 15 years old. This allows them to be apart of the kids career and give the proper guidance before the NHL draft, which happens at 18 years of age.
★ David Falk: basketball agent, whose clients have included Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson, and Dikembe Mutombo. He is generally considered the most powerful agent in NBA history.
★ Pini Zahavi: soccer agent, widely regarded as the most powerful and successful soccer agent ever. He is famed for his deals involving the transfers of Yakubu and Rio Ferdinand.
★ Arn Tellem: basketball agent, whose clients include Tracy McGrady, Jermaine O'Neal, Pau Gasol, and Joe Johnson. His clients' total salaries in 2007 add up to more than $210 million, or about $80 million more than Tellem's closest competitor, Mark Bartelstein.[1] Tellem is currently the most powerful agent in the NBA by a wide margin.
★ Scott Boras: baseball agent, whose clients include Carlos Beltrán, Alex Rodriguez, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and others.
★ Bill Duffy: basketball agent whose clients include Carmelo Anthony, Yao Ming and Steve Nash
★ Mark McCormack: the main creator of the modern sports agency industry. First client was Arnold Palmer. Founded International Management Group.
★ Bo McKinnis: baseball agent, whose clients include 2007 number 1 draft pick, David Price.
★ Barry Thomas: UK Football Agent, famous for bringing high profile foreign players to the UK.
★ Rob Pelinka:basketball agent and former basketball player at University of Michigan, whose clients are Kobe Bryant and Carlos Boozer.
★ Drew Rosenhaus: football agent, quickly becoming notorious for signing high profile athletes and making high demands. High profile clients include Anquan Boldin, Plaxico Burress, Terrell Owens, Warren Sapp, and Santana Moss. Often represents players from his alma matter, the University of Miami. The real life inspiration for the character of Bob Sugar in the film Jerry Maguire.
★ Greg Ginske, who represents Manny Ramirez
★ Josey Rowan: Scottish Football Agent, founder of Gola Football Agency, Scotland's foremost agency.
★ Matt Sosnick and Paul Cobbe: baseball agents who are partners. Their most notable client is Dontrelle Willis. Matt Sosnick is subject of the book Licensed To Deal by Jerry Crasnick.
★ John Print: English Football Agent - Director Sports International Management
★ Leigh Steinberg: football agent, sports business pioneer. His clients include Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Warren Moon and Ben Roethlisberger. The real life inspiration for the fictitional sports agent Jerry Maguire.
★ Paul Stretford: disgraced English football agent, represented Wayne Rooney, lied during a court case and was subsequently charged with misconduct.
★ Michael Stahlschmidt: motorsports agent (and professional photographer) who represents race drivers Randy Pobst, Ian Baas, Andy Lally, Mark White and others.
★ Camilo Marin: Jockey's agent who represented outstanding riders Laffit Pincay, Jr., Braulio Baeza, Jorge Velasquez and Manuel Ycaza.
★ Yves Lejeune: One of the first sports agents in the world, whose clients are Sacha Massot (Top Belgian player) - Ekaterina Sytnyak (Top Russian player) - assist Seimone Augustus, Rebbekkah Brunson in Europe.
★ Marlon Fleischman and Phil Korklin: FN Sports Management, helping to develop the careers of many youth and senior football players in the UK.
★ Darren Heitner: Co-Founder of Dynasty Athlete Representation. First agency to represent a professional bowler, Mike DeVaney. The youngest agent ever to represent a sports figure.
★ Arliss Michaels: the title character of the HBO series Arliss.
★ Jerry Maguire: the title character of the film Jerry Maguire
★ Bob Sugar: Jerry Maguire's former employee and rival in Jerry Maguire
★ Myron Bolitar: the central character in many Harlan Coben novels.
The role of the sports agent has become somewhat glamorized in recent times, such that the industry has seen a sharp increase in the number of potential and/or aspiring agents. Partially with this influx in mind, "I Want to be a Sports Agent" [1] was created by Darren Heitner on December 31st, 2005 as the first Sports Agent blog on the internet. This blog serves as a place for current and aspiring Sports Agents to keep abreast of the latest Sports business/law/agent news and hopes to create a collection of knowledge for all to benefit from.
Hockey agents start recruiting clients at the age of 15 years old. This allows them to be apart of the kids career and give the proper guidance before the NHL draft, which happens at 18 years of age.
| Contents |
| Famous sports agents |
| Fictional sports agents |
| See also |
Famous sports agents
★ David Falk: basketball agent, whose clients have included Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson, and Dikembe Mutombo. He is generally considered the most powerful agent in NBA history.
★ Pini Zahavi: soccer agent, widely regarded as the most powerful and successful soccer agent ever. He is famed for his deals involving the transfers of Yakubu and Rio Ferdinand.
★ Arn Tellem: basketball agent, whose clients include Tracy McGrady, Jermaine O'Neal, Pau Gasol, and Joe Johnson. His clients' total salaries in 2007 add up to more than $210 million, or about $80 million more than Tellem's closest competitor, Mark Bartelstein.[1] Tellem is currently the most powerful agent in the NBA by a wide margin.
★ Scott Boras: baseball agent, whose clients include Carlos Beltrán, Alex Rodriguez, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and others.
★ Bill Duffy: basketball agent whose clients include Carmelo Anthony, Yao Ming and Steve Nash
★ Mark McCormack: the main creator of the modern sports agency industry. First client was Arnold Palmer. Founded International Management Group.
★ Bo McKinnis: baseball agent, whose clients include 2007 number 1 draft pick, David Price.
★ Barry Thomas: UK Football Agent, famous for bringing high profile foreign players to the UK.
★ Rob Pelinka:basketball agent and former basketball player at University of Michigan, whose clients are Kobe Bryant and Carlos Boozer.
★ Drew Rosenhaus: football agent, quickly becoming notorious for signing high profile athletes and making high demands. High profile clients include Anquan Boldin, Plaxico Burress, Terrell Owens, Warren Sapp, and Santana Moss. Often represents players from his alma matter, the University of Miami. The real life inspiration for the character of Bob Sugar in the film Jerry Maguire.
★ Greg Ginske, who represents Manny Ramirez
★ Josey Rowan: Scottish Football Agent, founder of Gola Football Agency, Scotland's foremost agency.
★ Matt Sosnick and Paul Cobbe: baseball agents who are partners. Their most notable client is Dontrelle Willis. Matt Sosnick is subject of the book Licensed To Deal by Jerry Crasnick.
★ John Print: English Football Agent - Director Sports International Management
★ Leigh Steinberg: football agent, sports business pioneer. His clients include Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Warren Moon and Ben Roethlisberger. The real life inspiration for the fictitional sports agent Jerry Maguire.
★ Paul Stretford: disgraced English football agent, represented Wayne Rooney, lied during a court case and was subsequently charged with misconduct.
★ Michael Stahlschmidt: motorsports agent (and professional photographer) who represents race drivers Randy Pobst, Ian Baas, Andy Lally, Mark White and others.
★ Camilo Marin: Jockey's agent who represented outstanding riders Laffit Pincay, Jr., Braulio Baeza, Jorge Velasquez and Manuel Ycaza.
★ Yves Lejeune: One of the first sports agents in the world, whose clients are Sacha Massot (Top Belgian player) - Ekaterina Sytnyak (Top Russian player) - assist Seimone Augustus, Rebbekkah Brunson in Europe.
★ Marlon Fleischman and Phil Korklin: FN Sports Management, helping to develop the careers of many youth and senior football players in the UK.
★ Darren Heitner: Co-Founder of Dynasty Athlete Representation. First agency to represent a professional bowler, Mike DeVaney. The youngest agent ever to represent a sports figure.
Fictional sports agents
★ Arliss Michaels: the title character of the HBO series Arliss.
★ Jerry Maguire: the title character of the film Jerry Maguire
★ Bob Sugar: Jerry Maguire's former employee and rival in Jerry Maguire
★ Myron Bolitar: the central character in many Harlan Coben novels.
See also
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