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Mark Hume McCormack (November 6, 1930 – May 16, 2003) was an American lawyer, sports agent and writer. He was the founder and chairman of International Management Group, now IMG, an international management organization serving sports figures and celebrities.
McCormack was among the first to connect professional athletes with endorsement and sponsorship contracts and as the founder, chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of International Management Group (IMG), he revolutionized the sporting world by making IMG into the largest athlete representation company in the world and a billion dollar entity.
No one knew it at the time, but Mark McCormack would become the most powerful man in sports history. Known worldwide as the father of sports marketing, McCormack’s client list is a who’s who of the planet’s greatest athletes.
May 16, 2013 · IMG Founder MARK MCCORMACK died ten years ago today, and THE DAILY looks back at how he was remembered in the days after his death.
Mark McCormack International Tennis Hall of Fame. Mark H. and Betsy Nagelsen McCormack formed a husband and wife team whose vision, dedication and generosity have created countless new opportunities in women’s tennis.
May 26, 2015 · McCormack was one of the first to merge the rapidly growing TV industry with the sports world, increasing the marquee value of his athletes and such historic sporting events as tennis' Wimbledon...
Apr 20, 2016 · How Cleveland lawyer Mark McCormack signed Arnold Palmer and helped change the sports world forever. From Matthew Futterman’s new book “Players.”
Dec 23, 2013 · Mark McCormack was the first man to view sport through the prism of business. Widely acknowledged as the originator of an industry, McCormack’s IMG company has remained the preeminent agency in...
May 16, 2003 · Mark McCormack was the undisputed king of sports marketing. The former lawyer signed up Arnold Palmer as his first client in 1960 and went on to become the "most powerful man in sport",...
May 26, 2003 · Sifting through the massive folder of biographical material on Mark McCormack, the sports superagent who died last Friday at age 72, I came upon a cartoon.
