Ned Colletti | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | Northern Illinois University |
| Occupation(s) | Sports executive Professor NHL scout |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Employer(s) | Los Angeles Dodgers Pepperdine University San Jose Sharks |
| Website | Official Profile |
Ned Louis Colletti Jr. is an American sports executive with 40 years experience in Major League Baseball, is a four-time Emmy Award-winning baseball analyst, a professor of Sports Administration at Pepperdine University, the author of the best-selling book The Big Chair, and a scout for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. He was general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 through 2014. Before moving to the Dodgers, he was assistant general manager of the San Francisco Giants.[1] Colletti is one of very few American sports executives to work in two major sports: Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League.
Colletti graduated from East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois, and attended Triton College before graduating from Northern Illinois University. He was inducted into the Triton College Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, the same year as Major League players Kirby Puckett, Lance Johnson, and Jeff Reboulet. In 2015, he was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. In 2021, he was inducted into the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
During his tenure with the Dodgers (2005–2014), Colletti had the highest winning percentage of any general manager in the National League. He joined the Sharks in 2019.
- ^ Schulman, Harry. "Durham will face challenge". San Francisco Chronicle, February 13, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
- ^ Shaikin, Bill (November 17, 2005). "New Dodger GM Brings Experience To The Plate". Los Angeles Times.