List of Jews in sports (non-players)

• Gary Bettman, US, National Hockey League Commissioner • Al Davis, US, American Football League Commissioner • Jim Drucker, US, Continental Basketball Association Commissioner; and Arena Football League Commissioner • Don Garber, US, Major League Soccer Commissioner • Sydney Halter, Canada, first Commissioner of the Canadian Football League • Cary Kaplan, Canada, President & General Manager, Brampton Beast hockey club; former Commissioner & Chairman of Canadian Soccer League • Frank Lowy, Czechoslovak-born Australian-Israeli, chair of Football Federation Australia • Maurice Podoloff, Ukraine-born US, first President of the National Basketball Association • Jaap van Praag, Dutch, President of Ajax Amsterdam 1964–78, President of the Royal Dutch Football Association • Alan Rothenberg, US, former President of the United States Soccer Federation; former executive and investor of the North American Soccer League. Currently Vice President of the North American governing body of association football (CONCACAF) • Bud Selig, US, former Major League Baseball Commissioner, owner of Milwaukee Brewers • David Stern, US, former National Basketball Association Commissioner • Gerardo Werthein, Argentina, is former President of Argentine Olympic Committee and current Honorary President as well as member of International Olympic Committee. • Brett Yormark, US, Big 12 Conference Commissioner ==Executives==

• Chaim Bloom (born 1983), US, Chief Baseball Officer for the Boston Red Sox • Leopoldo Bard, Argentina, co-founder of the Club Atlético River Plate, he was its first president. • Mike Chernoff, General Manager of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball • Jon Daniels, US, President of Baseball Operations and General Manager of the Major League Baseball team the Texas Rangers • Theo Epstein, US, former President of Baseball Operations (Chicago Cubs); former General Manager, Boston Red Sox • Donald Fehr, US, former executive director of the MLB Players Association and of the National Hockey League Players' Association • Andrew Friedman, US, President of Baseball Operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers (and previously general manager of the Tampa Bay Rays) of Major League Baseball • Sam Fuld, US, General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball • Hank Greenberg, US, baseball HOF first baseman of the Detroit Tigers; general manager for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox, also part-time owner of the Indians. • Stephen Greenberg, US, deputy commissioner of baseball under Bart Giamatti and chief baseball officer later on. • Jay Horwitz (born 1945), US, New York Mets executive • Jed Hoyer, US, baseball Executive VP and General Manager (Chicago Cubs); former General Manager, San Diego Padres • Cary Kaplan, Canada, President & General Manager, Brampton Beast hockey club; former Commissioner & Chairman of Canadian Soccer League • Jerry Krause, US, former General Manager (Chicago Bulls) • Marvin Miller, US, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, member of Baseball Hall of Fame • Matthew Silverman, US, President for Baseball Operations for Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays ==Field managers and coaches==

• Ray Arcel, US, boxing trainer; trained 18 world champions • Red Auerbach, US, basketball guard, NBA coach (9 championships) & GM, Hall of Fame • Brad Ausmus, US, baseball catcher, All-Star, 3x Gold Glove, former manager of the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels, coach for the New York Yankees • Big Bill Bachrach, US, swimming coach, International Swimming Hall of Fame • Morris "Whitey" Bimstein, US, boxing trainer • David Blatt, US, college & Israeli professional basketball guard, former NBA coach, Cleveland Cavaliers • Larry Brown, US, basketball player & pro and college coach, currently at Southern Methodist University • Al Davis, US, football owner/coach of Oakland Raiders • Lawrence Frank, US, head coach (New Jersey Nets, 2004–10; Detroit Pistons, 2011–13) • Ronen "Nano" Ginzburg, Israel, coach for the Czech Republic national basketball team • 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 • Eddie Gottlieb, Ukraine-born US, first basketball coach, manager, and owner of Philadelphia Warriors in the BAA/NBA, NBA founder • Ofir Haim, Israel, soccer manager, head coach of the Israel national under-19 football team during their successful 2022 UEFA Euro Under-19 campaign (2nd place in the finals) • Brad Greenberg, US, former men's basketball coach (Radford University) • Seth Greenberg, US, former men's basketball coach (Virginia Tech, South Florida, Long Beach State) • Béla Guttmann, Hungary, football manager, AC Milan, São Paulo F.C., F.C. Porto, Benfica, C.A. Penarol • Cecil Hart, Canada, hockey coach/manager (Montreal Canadiens); original Hart Trophy named after father David, & current one after him • Alon Hazan, Israel, former player & current head coach of the senior Israel national football team since 8 May 2022 (during their successful 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B campaign, where they were placed 1st, and thus has qualified to the upcoming 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A) • Melissa Hiatt, US, professional wrestling manager • Nat Holman, US, basketball player & coach, Hall of Fame • Roy Hodgson, England, soccer manager, former England national football team manager, currently manager of Crystal Palace • Red Holzman, US, basketball player & coach, Hall of Fame • Gabe Kapler, US, baseball outfielder, manager (Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants), 2021 NL Manager of the Year • Lenny Levy, US, baseball coach (Pittsburgh Pirates) • Marv Levy, US, football coach & General Manager (Montreal Alouettes, Buffalo Bills) • Bob Melvin, US, baseball player and manager (Oakland A's), 3x Manager of the Year • Cecil Moss, South Africa, coach of Springboks rugby team. • León Najnudel, Argentina, coach of Argentina national basketball team, and the main driving force in the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (National Basketball League). • Joe Pasternack, US, men's basketball head coach (UC Santa Barbara) • Josh Pastner, US, men's basketball head coach (UNLV Runnin' Rebels, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets) • Bruce Pearl, US, men's basketball coach, Auburn University He was a coach in the Argentina national football team, Colombia national football team, and Venezuela national football team. In his stage as coach of the Argentina national under-20 football team, won three FIFA U-20 World Cup. • Lefty Phillips, US; briefly a minor league pitcher in the 1930s, later became a pitching coach and manager. • Jake Pitler, US, second baseman and coach • David Pleat, England, football manager, Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town • Bela Rajki-Reich, Hungary, swimming and water polo coach • Larry Rothschild, US, baseball pitcher, coach, and manager (currently New York Yankees pitching coach) • Yehoshua Rozin, Israeli basketball coach • Dolph Schayes, US, basketball player & coach • Allie Sherman, US, football player & coach, New York Giants • Norm Sherry, US, baseball catcher, manager, and coach • Irina Viner-Usmanova, Russia, coach of multiple world and Olympic champions in rhythmic gymnastics, President of Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation • Ryan Warsofsky, US, NHL ice hockey head coach • Dan Warthen, US, baseball pitcher and pitching coach (currently, for the Texas Rangers) ==Officials ==

• Menachem Ashkenazi, Bulgaria/Israel, association football, Olympic and World Cup referee • Al Clark, US, former MLB umpire • Norm Drucker, US, former NBA referee and Supervisor of Officials • Al Forman, US, MLB umpire • Leo Goldstein, US, association football, World Cup assistant referee • Jonathan Kaplan, South Africa, rugby union, world record for refereeing highest number of international rugby union test matches, most experienced Test referee of all time • Wolf Karni, Finland, association football, Olympic referee • Abraham Klein, Romania/Israel, association football, World Cup referee • Jerry Markbreit, US, former NFL referee • Mendy Rudolph, NBA and ABA referee, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame • Dolly Stark, first Jewish MLB umpire in modern (post-1900) baseball. • Alon Yefet, Israel, association football, FIFA international referee ==Owners==

• Roman Abramovich, Russia/Israel, former owner of English Premier League association football club Chelsea Football Club • Miriam Adelson, owner, Dallas Mavericks • Leslie Alexander, US, former owner of Houston Rockets; former owner of Houston Comets • Steve Belkin, US, former co-owner of the Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Hawks • Tony Bloom, England, owner of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. • Francis Borelli, France, former President of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, AS Cannes • Norman Braman, US, former owner of Philadelphia Eagles • Alan Cohen, US, owner of Florida Panthers hockey team • 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 • Steve Cohen, US, owner of the New York Mets • Uri Coronel, Dutch, former Chairman of Ajax Amsterdam • Mark Cuban, US, owner of Dallas Mavericks • 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 • Mark Davis, owner, Las Vegas Raiders, Las Vegas Aces • Barney Dreyfuss, US, owner of Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball Hall of Fame • Mark Ein, owner, DC Open, Washington Kastles, Washington Justice • John J. Fisher, US, owner of the Oakland Athletics baseball team • Andrew Freedman, US, former owner of New York Giants baseball team • Emil Fuchs, German-born US, owner of Boston Braves baseball team • 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 • Gary Gilbert, US, part owner of Cleveland Cavaliers, brother of Dan Gilbert • Joel Glazer, US, joint chairman of Manchester United • Chuck Greenberg, US, co-owner of Texas Rangers • Ernie Grunfeld, US, basketball player & GM of Washington Wizards • Peter Guber, US, co-owner of Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball, and Los Angeles FC of Major League Soccer • Walter A. Haas Jr., US, owner of Oakland Athletics • Josh Harris, US, owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Devils, Washington Commanders • Ben Hatskin, Canada, founder and owner of the Winnipeg Jets • Leon Hess, US, owner of New York Jets • Jerold Hoffberger, US, owner of Baltimore Orioles baseball team • Mat Ishbia, US, majority owner of Phoenix Suns • Stan Kasten, US, former President of the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals and current president, and part-owner, of the Los Angeles Dodgers in baseball. • Daryl Katz, Canada, owner of Edmonton Oilers • Eugene Klein, US, owner of San Diego Chargers and part owner of Seattle SuperSonics • Louis "Red" Klotz, US, NBA 5' 7" point guard, formed teams that play against and tour with the Harlem Globetrotters • Marc Lasry, Morocco, co-owner of the basketball's Milwaukee Bucks • Al Lerner, US, owner of Cleveland Browns • Ted Lerner and family, US, owners of Washington Nationals • Daniel Levy, England, Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur • Joe Lewis, England, owner Tottenham Hotspur F.C. • Jeffrey Loria, US, former owner of Miami Marlins • Jamie McCourt, US, President of Los Angeles Dodgers • Art Modell, US, former owner of Baltimore Ravens • Abe Pollin, US, owner of Washington Wizards, former owner of NHL's Washington Capitals & WNBA's Washington Mystics • Mikhail Prokhorov, former owner, Brooklyn Nets • Bruce Ratner, US, minority owner of Brooklyn Nets • Carroll Rosenbloom, US, former owner of Baltimore Colts & Los Angeles Rams • Chip Rosenbloom, US, owner of Los Angeles Rams • Stephen M. Ross, US, owner of Miami Dolphins • Irving Scholar, England, chairman Tottenham Hotspur F. C. • Howard Schultz, US, owner of Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm; founder of Starbucks • Bud Selig, US, former Major League Baseball Commissioner, owner of Milwaukee Brewers • Ed Snider, US, owner of Philadelphia Flyers and part-owner of Philadelphia Eagles • Donald Sterling, US, former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers • Stuart Sternberg, US, owner of Tampa Bay Rays • Larry Tanenbaum, Canada, owner of Toronto Maple Leafs & Toronto Raptors • Cliff Viner, US, co-owner of Florida Panthers • Jeffrey Vinik, US, owner of Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) and minority owner of Boston Red Sox (MLB) • Larry Weinberg, former owner, Portland Trail Blazers • Sonny Werblin, former owner, New York Jets • Zygi Wilf, German-born US, principal owner of Minnesota Vikings • Fred Wilpon, US, minority owner of New York Mets • Max Winter, US, owner of Minneapolis Lakers and former owner of Minnesota Vikings • Lewis Wolff, US, owner of Oakland Athletics ==Promoters==

• Bob Arum, US, boxing promoter • Senda Berenson, Russian-born US, basketball pioneer • Mickey Duff, British boxing promoter • Joel Gertner, US, professional wrestling promoter • Paul Heyman, US, professional wrestling manager & promoter • Mike Jacobs, US, boxing promoter • Sam Muchnick, US, wrestling promoter • J Russell Peltz, US, boxing promoter ==Sportscasters==

• Kenny Albert, US, sportscaster • Marv Albert, US, sportscaster • Mel Allen, US, sportscaster, New York Yankees play-by-play announcer • Len Berman, US, sportscaster • Steve Buckhantz, US, Washington Wizards play-by-play announcer • Steve Bunin, US, ESPN sportscaster • Craig Carton, US, WFAN morning show • Gary Cohen, US, New York Mets telecaster • Linda Cohn, US, ESPN anchor • Howard Cosell, US, sportscaster • Ian Eagle, US, sportscaster • Rich Eisen, US, ESPN, NFL network anchor • Josh Elliott, US, television journalist • Howard Finkel, US, WWE Hall of Fame announcer. • Roy Firestone, US, sportscaster • Elliotte Friedman, Canada, CBC Sports broadcaster • Jack van Gelder, Dutch sports commentator • Hank Goldberg, US, football analyst • Mauricio Goldfarb, better known as Mauro Viale, Argentina, sportscaster. • Marty Glickman, US, sprinter & broadcaster; US Olympic team, All American (football) • Doug Gottlieb, US, ESPN NCAA basketball analyst • Mike Greenberg, US, ESPN anchor • Billy Jaffe, US, New York Islanders sportscaster • Max Kellerman, boxing broadcaster • Suzy Kolber, US, ESPN sportswriter • Tony Kornheiser, US, radio show host, tv show host, author • Ken Levine, Major League Baseball announcer • Steve Levy, US, ESPN anchor • Johnny Most, US, Boston Celtics sportscaster • Elliott Price, Canada, Montreal Expos radio play-by-play • Karl Ravech, US, ESPN journalist • Howie Rose, US, New York Islanders, New York Mets sportscaster • Sam Rosen, US, New York Rangers on TV, NHL on OLN, NFL on Fox sportscaster • Dick Schaap, US, sportswriter & broadcaster • Jeremy Schaap, US, sports commentator & broadcaster (son of Dick Schaap) • Adam Schefter, US, sportswriter and tv analyst • Dan Shulman, Canada, sportscaster ESPN: Sunday Baseball, College Basketball coverage • Ted Sobel, US, Los Angeles based sportscaster/reporter. KFWB, KNX, KMPC radio, Sports USA. Member of Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. • Charley Steiner, US, Los Angeles Dodgers radio-TV play-by-play announcer • Dick Stockton, US, retired sportscaster (NFL on Fox, NBA on CBS) • Steve Stone, US, WGN-TV broadcaster • Bert Sugar, US, boxing writer • Suzyn Waldman, US, New York Yankees TV play-by-play announcer & current commentator/analyst for NY Yankees radio; first woman to hold either position on regular basis for Major League Baseball team ==See also==

• Jews and Baseball: The Post-Greenberg Years, 1949–2008, Burton Alan Boxerman, Benita W. Boxerman, McFarland, 2010, • ''The Baseball Talmud: The Definitive Position-by-Position Ranking of Baseball's Chosen Players'', Howard Megdal, Collins, 2009, • Jews and the Sporting Life, Vol. 23 of Studies in Contemporary Jewry, Ezra Mendelsohn, Oxford University Press US, 2009, • Day by Day in Jewish Sports History, Bob Wechsler, KTAV Publishing House, 2008, • The Big Book of Jewish Athletes: Two Centuries of Jews in Sports – a Visual History, Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz, S P I Books, 2007, • The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars, Peter S. Horvitz, SP Books, 2007, • Jews, Sports, and the Rites of Citizenship, Jack Kugelmass, University of Illinois Press, 2007, • The New Big Book of Jewish Baseball: An Illustrated Encyclopedia & Anecdotal History, Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz, Perseus Distribution Services, 2007, • Emancipation through Muscles: Jews and Sports in Europe, Michael Brenner, Gideon Reuveni, translated by Brenner, Reuveni, U of Nebraska Press, 2006, • ''Judaism's Encounter with American Sports'', Jeffrey S. Gurock, Indiana University Press, 2005, • Great Jews in Sports, Robert Slater, Jonathan David Publishers, 2004, • Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash between Sport and Politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists, Paul Taylor, Sussex Academic Press, 2004, • The Big Book of Jewish Baseball: An Illustrated Encyclopedia & Anecdotal History, Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz, SP Books, 2001, • Jewish Sports Legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame, 3rd Ed, Joseph Siegman, Brassey's, 2000, • Sports and the American Jew, Steven A. Riess, Syracuse University Press, 1998, • When Boxing was a Jewish Sport, Allen Bodner, Praeger, 1997, • Ellis Island to Ebbets Field: Sport and the American Jewish Experience, Peter Levine, Oxford University Press US, 1993, • ''The Jewish Child's Book of Sports Heroes'', Robert Slater, Jonathan David Publishers, 1993, • The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Joseph M. Siegman, SP Books, 1992, • The Jewish Athletes Hall of Fame, B. P. Robert Stephen Silverman, Shapolsky Publishers, 1989, • The Jewish Boxers Hall of Fame, Ken Blady, SP Books, 1988, • ''The Jewish Baseball Hall of Fame: a Who's Who of Baseball Stars'', Erwin Lynn, Shapolsky Publishers, 1986, • From the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary, Andrew Handler, East European Monographs, 1985, • The Jew in American Sports, Harold Uriel Ribalow, Meir Z. Ribalow, Edition 4, Hippocrene Books, 1985, • Jewish Baseball Stars, Harold Uriel Ribalow, Meir Z. Ribalow, Hippocrene Books, 1984, • The Jewish Athlete: A Nostalgic View, Leible Hershfield, s.n., 1980 • Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports, Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver, Bloch Pub. Co., 1965