Peter Clark Johnson (born January 4, 1950) is an American sports executive.
Early life and education
Johnson was born in
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and was raised in
Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania. He went to high school at
Penn Charter in Philadelphia and attended the
University of Delaware, where he was a member of the 1971 National Champion Division I-AA Football team. After graduating, he played in the NFL for the
Buffalo Bills
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and
Detroit Lions
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. Johnson received his MBA from the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
In 1976, Johnson started his career at
IMG, the world's largest sports, entertainment and media company, where he worked for thirty years. He was the COO, and then the CEO - Sports and Entertainment. At the time, IMG had 3,000 employees in 70 offices in 35 countries.
In 2004, ''
Sports Business Journal
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'' named Johnson the Most Influential Agent in Sports. ''
Advertising Age'' named him the "Top Marketer". In 2005, ''Sports Business Journal'' named him the #25 Most Powerful Person in Sports.
Clients
Over the course of his career, Johnson has represented three NFL MVPs, the #1 ranked players in both men's and women's tennis, the #1 ranked women's golfer as well as the World Heavyweight Boxing champion.
In the early part of his IMG career, he was a player agent and his personal clients included the following:
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Joe Montana
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Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with th ...
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Herschel Walker
Herschel Junior Walker (born March 3, 1962) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia.
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Rich Gannon
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Ivan Lendl
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Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova ( cs, Martina Navrátilová ; ; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech–American, former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 maj ...
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Nancy Lopez
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Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion at cruiserweight in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and is the on ...
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Shane Mosley
Johnson hired and trained dozens of top executives including
Tom Condon and
Pat Brisson of CAA Sports as well as
Casey Close,
Jeff Schwartz and Alan Zucker of Excel Sports Management.
Personal life
Johnson lives in
Cleveland, Ohio and is married to former IMG executive
Stephanie Tolleson
Stephanie Tolleson (born March 25, 1956) is an American former sports executive and professional tennis player.
Raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Tolleson was a two-time All-American at Trinity University and claimed the NCAA national collegiate singl ...
.
References
External links
Bloomberg
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1950 births
Living people
American sports agents
Players of American football from Milwaukee
People from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football players
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni