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Fred Podesta
Fred Podesta (Executive. Born, Hoboken, NJ, Mar. 3, 1914; died, New York, NY, Nov. 15, 1999.) Distinguished as the Knicks’ first official general manager, Frederick Joseph Podesta was also a pioneer in the promotion of tennis with the coming of the Open Era in 1968. After 11 years as traveling secretary and a business manager […]
John Goldner
John Goldner (Executive. Born, New York, NY, Feb. 1, 1911; died, Elmhurst, NY, Dec. 10, 1999.) John August Goldner began his administrative career as a student assistant to N.Y.U. graduate manager of athletics Albert Nixon in 1930. Following his graduation (1932), he moved to the Rockefeller Center offices of Ned Irish (1934) to assist in the […]
