Jewish Owners, Coaches, and Executives in Sports

Here is a list of prominent commissioners, managers/coaches, and owners.

• Roman Abramovich, Russia, owner of Chelsea Football Club
• Leslie Alexander, US, owner of Houston Rockets; former owner of Houston Comets
• Ray Arcel, US, boxing trainer; trained 18 world champions
• Micky Arison, Israel/US, owner of Miami Heat
• Red Auerbach, US, guard, NBA coach (9 championships) & GM, Hall of Fame
• Big Bill Bachrach, US, swimming coach, International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Gary Bettman, US, National Hockey League Commissioner
• Morris “Whitey” Bimstein, US, boxing trainer
• Arthur Blank, US, owner of Atlanta Falcons and Georgia Force
• David Blatt, US, college & Israeli professional guard; coach in Israel & Russia, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Russia national team
• Steve Bornstein, US, President & CEO of NFL Network
• Norman Braman, US, former owner of Philadelphia Eagles
• Larry Brown, US, basketball player & coach (Charlotte Bobcats)
• Alan N. Cohen, US, former owner of New York Knicks and New York Rangers, co-owner of Boston Celtics and New Jersey Nets, and Chairman & CEO of Madison Square Garden Corporation
• Mark Cohon, Canada, Canadian Football League Commissioner
• Uri Coronel, Dutch, President of Ajax Amsterdam
• Mark Cuban, US, owner of Dallas Mavericks
• Keith Dambrot, US, men’s basketball coach (University of Akron)
• William Davidson, US, Chairman of Palace Sports and Entertainment, principal owner of Detroit Pistons, Detroit Shock of the WNBA, and Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL
• Al Davis, US, owner/coach of Oakland Raiders
• Barney Dreyfuss, US, owner of Pittsburgh Pirates
• Steve Ellman, US, owner of Phoenix Coyotes
• Nikolay Epshtein, Soviet ice hockey coach
• Charlotte “Eppie” Epstein, US, coach, International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Theo Epstein, US, General Manager (Chicago Cubs)
• Lawrence Frank, US, Head Coach (Detroit Pistons)
• Marty Friedman, US, basketball player & coach
• Don Garber, US, Major League Soccer Commissioner
• Arcadi Gaydamak, Russia, owner of Beitar Jerusalem F.C.
• Alexandre Gaydamak, France & Russia, co-owner & Chairman of Portsmouth F.C.
• Dan Gilbert, US, owner of Cleveland Cavaliers
• Sid Gillman, US, football player & coach^[319]
• Avram Glazer, US, joint chairman of Manchester United board
• Joel Glazer, US, joint chairman of Manchester United board
• Malcolm Glazer, US, owner of Tampa Bay Buccaneers, majority owner of Manchester United
• Paul Godfrey, Canada, CEO & President of Toronto Blue Jays
• Alexander Gomelsky, Russia, head coach of USSR national team for 30 years, including victory in 1988 Summer Olympics, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, FIBA Hall of Fame
• Samuel Goodman, US, manager of gold-winning US Olympic rugby
• Eddie Gottlieb, Ukraine-born US, first basketball coach, manager, and owner of Philadelphia Warriors in the BAA/NBA, NBA founder
• Avram Grant, Israel, manager
• Brad Greenberg, US, men’s basketball coach (Radford University)
• Chuck Greenberg, US, co-owner of Texas Rangers
• Seth Greenberg, US, men’s basketball coach (Virginia Tech)
• Ernie Grunfeld, US, basketball player & GM (Washington Wizards)
• Ludwig Guttmann, Germany, founder of the Paralympics
• Sydney Halter, Canada, first commissioner of the Canadian Football League
• Cecil Hart, Canada, hockey coach/manager (Montreal Canadiens); original Hart Trophy named after father David, & current one after him
• Leon Hess, US, owner of New York Jets
• Paul Heyman, US, professional wrestling manager
• Melissa Hiatt, US, professional wrestling manager
• Nat Holman, US, basketball player & coach
• Red Holzman, US, basketball player & coach
• Yoel Judah, US, boxer & trainer
• Jonathan Kaplan, South Africa, world record for refereeing highest number of international rugby union test matches
• Daryl Katz, Canada, owner of Edmonton Oilers
• Raanan Katz, Israel, part owner of Miami Heat & owner of Maccabi Tel Aviv
• Louis “Red” Klotz, US, NBA 5′ 7″ point guard, owner of Washington Generals and New York Nationals
• Herb Kohl, US, owner of Milwaukee Bucks
• Béla Komjádi, Hungary, coach, International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Bob Kraft, US, owner of New England Patriots & New England Revolution
• Jerry Krause, US, former General Manager (Chicago Bulls)
• Kurt Landauer, Germany, President of Bayern Munich
• Manny Leibert, US, boxing manager & coach, Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame
• Al Lerner, US, owner of Cleveland Browns
• Randy Lerner, US, owner of Cleveland Browns & Aston Villa
• Lerner family, US, owners of Washington Nationals
• Randy Levine, US, president of New York Yankees
• Daniel Levy, England, Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur
• Lenny Levy, US, coach (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• Marv Levy, US, football coach & General Manager (Buffalo Bills)
• Jeffrey Lurie, US, owner of Philadelphia Eagles
• Jamie McCourt, US, President of Los Angeles Dodgers
• Art Modell, US, former owner of Baltimore Ravens
• Cecil Moss, coach of Springboks rugby team.
• Josh Pastner, US, men’s basketball head coach (University of Memphis)
• Gabe Paul, US, baseball President & General Manager (Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees)
• Bruce Pearl, US, former men’s basketball coach, most notably at the University of Tennessee
• José Pekerman, Argentina, Argentine football manager
• David Pleat, England, football manager, Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town
• Maurice Podoloff, Ukraine-born US, 1st president of the National Basketball Association
• Abe Pollin, US, owner of Washington Wizards, former owner of NHL’s Washington Capitals & WNBA’s Washington Mystics
• Jaap van Praag, Dutch, President of Ajax Amsterdam 1964–78
• Michael van Praag, Dutch, President of Ajax Amsterdam, 1989–2002
• Bela Rajki-Reich, Hungary, swimming and water polo coach^[6]
• Bruce Ratner, US, owner of New Jersey Nets
• Jimmie Reese, US, second baseman, coach
• Jerry Reinsdorf, US, owner of Chicago Bulls & Chicago White Sox
• Carroll Rosenbloom US, owner of Baltimore Colts & Los Angeles Rams
• Chip Rosenbloom, US, owner of St. Louis Rams
• Stephen M. Ross, US, owner of Miami Dolphins
• Ernie Roth, US, professional wrestling manager
• Henry Samueli, US, owner of Anaheim Ducks, founder of Broadcom Corporation
• Abe Saperstein, UK-born US, founder & owner of Harlem Globetrotters also related to Ashley Taylor and Hallie Ariel
• Dolph Schayes, US, basketball player & coach
• Howard Schultz, US, owner of Seattle SuperSonics; founder of Starbucks
• Bud Selig, US, Major League Baseball Commissioner
• Mark Shapiro, US, General Manager (Cleveland Indians)
• Allie Sherman, US, football player & coach, New York Giants
• Norm Sherry, US, catcher, manager, and coach
• Ed Snider, US, owner of Philadelphia Flyers
• Daniel Snyder, US, owner of Washington Redskins
• Donald Sterling, US, owner of Los Angeles Clippers
• David Stern, US, National Basketball Association Commissioner
• Stuart Sternberg, US, owner of Tampa Bay Rays
• Alan Sugar, England, Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur
• Grigory Surkis, Ukraine, Chairman of Football Federation of Ukraine
• Larry Tanenbaum, Canada, owner of Toronto Maple Leafs & Toronto Raptors
• Preston Robert Tisch, US, from 1991 until his death in 2005 Tisch owned 50% of New York Giants American football team
• Leonard Tose, US, owner of Philadelphia Eagles
• Marc Trestman, US, head coach (Montreal Alouettes)
• Zygi Wilf, German-born US, principal owner of Minnesota Vikings
• Fred Wilpon, US, owner of New York Mets
• Jeff Wilpon, US, COO, New York Mets
• Lewis Wolff, US, owner of Oakland Athletics
• Brett Yormark, US, President & CEO of New Jersey Nets

^{Also see Famous Jewish Athletes}