Charles M. "Chuck" Greenberg (born in Englewood, New Jersey, 1961) is an American sports lawyer, chairman and founder of the Greenberg Sports Group, and owner of three small league baseball teams. Greenberg manages partners Rangers Baseball Express, LLC, which on August 5, 2010, won court approval to buy Texas Rangers, Major League Baseball team, from Tom Hicks and Hicks Sports Group. Greenberg served as Managing Partner and CEO of Rangers from 2010 to 2011.
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Early life and education
Greenberg was born into a Jewish family, in Englewood, New Jersey, but his family moved to Pittsburgh before his first birthday. He is one of David's three sons and Barbara Greenberg. He graduated from St. Clair in Pittsburgh in 1978 and went on to enroll at Tufts University in Massachusetts.
While at Tufts, Greenberg majored in political science and graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in 1982. From there he went to the University of Michigan Law School, where he received a juris doctor in 1985.
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Initial career
After law school, Greenberg began his legal career in his hometown of Pittsburgh, as a partner and later partnered with Cohen & amp; Grigsby, where he practiced for 13 years. In 1998, he joined Pepper Hamilton as a corporate and sports lawyer and partner at a law firm headquartered in Pennsylvania. While at Pepper Hamilton, Greenberg led the company's sporting exercises and became a member of its Executive Committee from 2002 to 2008.
Among his most prominent work as a sports industry lawyer, Greenberg was instrumental in a deal that put the NHL Hall of Fame, Mario Lemieux, the possession of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team that went bankrupt in 1999. This deal is credited with saving franchises to cities and Western Pennsylvania. In 2007, Greenberg again represented Lemieux and Penguin in successful negotiations with the states, Pittsburgh City and Allegheny County which resulted in an agreement to build a new and sophisticated Consol Energy Center (now known as PPG Paints Arena) in downtown Pittsburgh and secure the period front Penguin in Pittsburgh for 30 years.
Sports franchise ownership
Starting in 2002, Greenberg formed and led the ownership group that bought Altoona Curve from Double-A Eastern League, a small league baseball team in Pennsylvania. For six years (2002-2008), Greenberg acted as managing partner and team president. He is credited with helping organizations organize attendance records of fans, while continuing to reinvest money to improve Blair County Ballpark, which resulted in national recognition of the franchise as one of the most innovative teams in professional sports. Due to part of Greenberg's contribution to the baseball industry and local communities, the organization was awarded the John H. Johnson Presidents Trophy in December 2006, awarded to the top franchise in all Minor League Baseball for overall quality and performance. During Greenberg's time as managing partner and president, the franchise won several other awards, including the Larry MacPhail Award, presented in December 2004 by the Minor League Baseball association as the top franchise in all Minor League Baseball for marketing, promotion and community service. and Bob Freitas Award in November 2006, awarded by Baseball America as the top Double-A franchise in Minor League Baseball. Greenberg is also a finalist for Ernst & amp; Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2006 as a finalist in Western Pennsylvania and New York Region for the ownership and management of Altoona Curve and State College Spikes. Greenberg and its ownership group (Curve Baseball LP) sold the team to Robert F. Lozinak's family in 2008.
While continuing to manage and operate Altoona Curve, Greenberg and its investment group also bought former New Jersey Cardinals. He immediately relocated the franchise to State College, Pennsylvania, in collaboration with Penn State University. Greenberg worked with the university to create the region's first professional sports franchise, State College Spikes, which began playing at the New York-Penn League in 2006. Greenberg's hard work linked to the unique relationship between Spikes and the university has become an industry model for facilities , shared by major universities and professional sport franchises. Medlar Field in Lubrano Park is the first-ever LEED-certified American for leadership in environmental and energy design.
Greenberg took over as president and managed the Myrtle Beach Pelicans partner in June 2006 when he and a group of investors bought the Minor League Baseball team. Greenberg is working to improve Field TicketReturn.Com in Myrtle Beach, making it one of the most fan-friendly places in Minor League Baseball. Greenberg and its group of investors spent $ 2.5 million to improve Pelikan's sound standards including the installation of sophisticated video boards, 550 square feet (51 m 2 ), new Outfield Reserved Bleacher Seating Sections, and Pelican's Beach opening, nicknamed "the only beach front-baseball in America". As part of the stadium redesign, the franchise moves the visitor bullpen from off the left field to the side of the break room, and prepares a 500 seat seat in place. The Premier League quality video boards are the largest in the Carolina League and rank among the largest in all Minor League Baseball, while the outside seating is unique in the Carolina League. Pelikan also achieved some attendance accomplishments, including setting a record of the team's all-time franchise presence in 2008 and an average attendance record over time in 2009, a record that has been broken in 2014 and again by 2015. In December 2015 Pelikan won Bob Freitas Bob's Baseball Award as a Class A-Advanced franchise in Minor League Baseball.
In August 2014, Greenberg, along with Scott Sonju, led the ownership that bought Frisco RoughRiders, a Double-A affiliate of Texas Rangers. The new ownership group has pioneered many major improvements to the franchise, from an entirely new team identity to the massive addition and upgrading to Dr. Pepper Ballpark, including a massive 2,763 square foot HD video board and a new nearly 2,500 square foot or upgraded LED Board, a new advanced sound system, a newly designed and modern video control room, an open-air sports bar, a relocated and expanded team shop, known as "Riders Outpost", enhanced food service and menu, and a total in-game entertainment reshuffle. The improvements resulted in the Frisco Rider and City "Best Beam Renovation" by 2015 by Ballater Digest under $ 6 million category.
Texas Rangers
Rangers Baseball Express, led by Greenberg and including former Nolan Ryan baseball player, won an auction to buy Texas Rangers on August 5, 2010, after hours of bidding in the courtroom. Greenberg describes it as "a painful process... it eliminates all the assumption that we have not gotten our way.We will fulfill our promise And we want to deliver a championship."
The two bidders for the franchise are Ryan/Greenberg and a group led by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Houston businessman Jim Crane. Hours of delays and offers resulted in a final sale price of $ 593 million, $ 385 million in cash and $ 208 million in assumed liabilities.
Rangers Baseball Express, LLC, has previously signed a definitive agreement to buy the Texas Rangers team from Tom Hicks and Hicks Sports Group on January 23, 2010. Dallas Observer said in April 2010 that Greenberg "has the money and moxie to lead the Texas Rangers back to relevance and into the playoffs. "
Greenberg served as managing partner and CEO of Rangers, while Ryan continued his role as team leader. Greenberg's vision for the team includes dedication to being the best in every aspect of operation and focusing on creating a highly entertaining fan experience at the baseball stadium. Greenberg said, "We're here to win, we love baseball, we have an incredible emotional bond with Rangers fans and Rangers We will do everything we can to win."
Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels praised Greenberg for his personal connections to fans, saying "He's just a normal guy, Jeans and T-shirts." He's really in tune with his fans and knows how to have his finger on the pulse of what they want. "He's very impressive. He wants income, make no mistake about it. But above and beyond it comes victory. "
During the World Series Greenberg 2010, as a guest on the local ESPN radio show, Ben and Skin, made negative comments about New York Yankees fans during the ALCS.
I think Yankee fans, quite frankly, are very bad. They are either hard or apathetic, nothing good. So I think Yankee fans are the worst than I've ever seen in the postseason. I think they are embarrassing.
Greenberg will then apologize publicly and to Hal Steinbrenner and Randy Levine of the New York Yankees. Comments made by Greenberg followed the incident in Game 3 of ALCS when Christian Lee, wife of Texas Ranger pitcher Cliff Lee, told the media about the treatment he and other player's wives received by fans at New Yankee Stadium. Misty May, wife of catcher Matt Treanor, posted a picture on her Facebook page of Yankee fans spitting from the upper deck to the part where the Ranger family was sitting.
On March 11, 2011, Greenberg announced that he had resigned as Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Rangers and that he would sell his interest in Rangers and would no longer be associated with the franchise. Club president Nolan Ryan takes over as CEO, overseeing all aspects of Rangers operations both in baseball and on the business side.
Carolina Hurricanes bid
In July 2017, Greenberg reportedly signed a letter of intent to buy the NHL Carolina Hurricanes franchise for approximately $ 500 million. Previously, Greenberg had expressed interest in buying the Dallas Star in 2011 before the team was sold to Tom Gaglardi. Hurricanes' sale to Greenberg will collapse and the team will be sold to Thomas Dundon in 2018.
Other sports interests
In October 2008, Greenberg founded Greenberg Sports Group. The company provides management, consulting and marketing services for the sports industry. In 2008, he was elected to the Minor Baseball League Supervisory Board, which has the exclusive power to define policies and establish rules and regulations for Minor League Baseball. Greenberg was also appointed to the Business Research Advisory Board at Penn State University, representing team owners in the work of the Sports Business Research Center. He also served on the board of directors of the Mario Lemieux Foundation (1994-present), the board of directors for the Carolina League (2006-present) and the board of directors for Baseball Interactive Rights Company (2008-present).
Greenberg has had a longstanding relationship with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. While they lived in Pittsburgh, the two were neighbors, and the two attended the Temple synagogue of Emanuel. Cuban said that Greenberg "put fans first, and he likes to make sure they're having fun, I think he's going to be great for Rangers, and I've told him I'm happy to help in any way I can."
Personal life
Chuck has three adult sons; Jeff, Jack, and Ben, and he's currently making his home in Westlake, Texas.
References
External links
- Chuck Greenberg on Twitter
- Texas Rangers
- Greenberg/Pepper Hamilton LLP
- ESPN: Greenberg Q & amp; A
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