David Montgomery (baseball)

David Montgomery
Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Baseball executive
Known for	President and CEO of the Philadelphia Phillies

David Montgomery is the part-owner, general partner, president, and chief executive officer of the Philadelphia Phillies.^[1]

Early life and education

As a child, Montgomery attended Phillies games at Connie Mack Stadium. Before attending college, Montgomery worked as a diaper delivery boy and a high school baseball coach.^[2] Montgomery is a 1964 alumnus of the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia^{[citation needed]} and as an undergraduate attended the University of Pennsylvania where he was first a liberal arts major,^[2] and then a history major.^[3] Montgomery continued to attend Phillies games as a college student with future governor Ed Rendell, where he recalled "[trying] to eat all the food that $5 could buy... as they shared their thoughts with the players".^[3] He also attended the Wharton Business School as a graduate student, graduating in 1970.^[4] During his tenure at Wharton, he also coached the linemen for the varsity football team at Germantown Academy.^[3]

Baseball career

After interviewing for positions with Scott Paper and Quaker Oats and being encouraged by Rendell to apply for a job with the Philadelphia 76ers, Montgomery reached out to former Phillies ace Robin Roberts, whose son he coached at Germantown, about a job with the baseball club.^[3] Montgomery was hired as a member of the Phillies' sales department in 1971,^[4] becoming director of sales and marketing in the mid-1970s and the head of the business department by 1980.^[3] During the early 1970s, he was also the team's scoreboard operator.^[3]

Montgomery, along with co-owner Bill Giles, purchased the team in 1981 for $30,000,000 ($72,000,000 today);^[5] Giles, the primary owner, named Montgomery the executive vice president of the team.^[3] In 1997, when Giles left the team presidency to become the chairman and focus on winning a new stadium for the team,^[6] he recommended Montgomery to replace him as team president.^[3] In so doing, Montgomery became the first native of Philadelphia to run the club in over 60 years.^[7] One of his focuses with the team has been brand development, evidenced by the team's commitment to signing successful players to long-term contracts prior to the opening of Citizens Bank Park in 2004.^[3][4]

Outside baseball

Montgomery has been a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, served community action groups, and been a member of Major League Baseball Enterprise's board of directors.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Front Office". Philadelphia Phillies. http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=phi. Retrieved August 19, 2008. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Silverman, Rachel (October 2, 2002). "Phillies CEO gives life lesson". The Daily Pennsylvanian. http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/node/27164. Retrieved April 22, 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Kepner, Tyler (October 22, 2008). "Phillies’ President Took Path From Upper Deck to the Owner’s Box". The New York Times: p. B12. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/sports/baseball/22baseball.html?_r=2&pagewanted=print. Retrieved April 22, 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} Capece, David; Berneman, Dana (February 17, 2003). "Batting practice in Huntsman: David Montgomery WG'70". The Wharton Journal. http://www.whartonjournal.com/2.10095/batting-practice-in-huntsman-david-montgomery-wg-70-1.1456172. Retrieved April 22, 2010. 
5. ^ Ozanian, Michael K., ed (April 7, 2005). "MLB Team Valuations 2005". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/33/2005/LIR.jhtml?passListId=33&passYear=2005&passListType=Misc&uniqueId=335119&datatype=Misc. Retrieved August 19, 2008. 
6. ^ Jordan, David M. (2002). Occasional glory: the history of the Philadelphia Phillies. McFarland. p. 245. ISBN 0786412607. http://books.google.com/books?id=3QB66gphVloC&pg=PA245&dq=david+montgomery+phillies&hl=en&ei=cmDPS7vuDYOKlweF6MmgCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=david%20montgomery%20phillies&f=false. 
7. ^ Westcott, Rich (2010). Philadelphia Phillies Past & Present. MBI Publishing Company. p. 36. ISBN 0760337845. http://books.google.com/books?id=K_e8KWxmo_kC&pg=PA36&dq=david+montgomery+phillies&hl=en&ei=cmDPS7vuDYOKlweF6MmgCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=david%20montgomery%20phillies&f=false. 

External links

• Philadelphia Phillies Front Office
• Official team site

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