Andrew Appleby
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Andrew D. Appleby is the American founder of General Sports and Entertainment, a sports and entertainment marketing and management firm.
In school he was an All American high school wrestler, and he won three State Wrestling Championships, becoming the New England Wrestling Champion in 1981. He also was an All-State Cross Country Runner, and home course record holder. Appleby has a Masters Degree in Sports Management and a Bachelor of Science in English and Health Fitness from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.[1]
A former senior vice president of the Detroit Pistons basketball team,[2] Appleby formed General Sports and Entertainment in Detroit, Michigan in 1998. In January 2008, General Sports and Entertainment purchased Derby County Football Club in England.[3] As a result, Appleby became the chairman of the club.[4] However, Adam Pearson is the day-to-day de facto chairman, and has been given the title of "Chairman of Football"[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Bio - Andy Appleby". General Sports and Entertainment. http://generalsports.com/about/our-team/executive/Andy-Appleby. Retrieved on 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Sports Marketing - It’s All About the Brand". http://www.corpmagazine.com/Departments/SalesMarketing/tabid/60/itemid/81/Default.aspx.
- ^ "General Sports and Entertainment Acquires Derby County Football Club of the English Premier League". http://generalsports.com/media/press/2008/01/28/derby-county-football-acquired.
- ^ "New owners reveal Derby ambition". http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7210230.stm.
- ^ "Derby County Football Club: The Board". http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/TheBoard/0,,10270,00.html.
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