Play the Franchise mode in any sports video games In all seriousness, unless you are a millionaire you would have to start at a low end position and make contacts and try to work your way up....wasn't Pat Kroche the ballboy or beer vendor or something like that for the Sixers before owning the team?
Want to be a GM? Enroll here! http://www.education.miami.edu/Program/Programs.asp?Program_ID=77 Oh god; this is the mistake I'm making for the next 4 years of my life and possibly graduate school if I want a higher-up job. I have no confidence in myself, hahaha. I enjoy sports; I'm knowledgable in it, etc. But when I read about people in here with all of their 'expertise' on the finance perspective (as in knowing exact rules to the current CBA), I feel intimidated. Still, I think I'll jsut set my goals on being a sport agent or consultant. At least I have 'connections' in the area so I might end up interning with the Heat or possibly working at a sport/talent business firm. I guess what's so difficult about deciding whether you can rise to be a GM or not is you never really hear about people working their way up oto be one; it's not like there is a line you can follow. Whatever you choose, I'm sure it's better than translating documents for the government.
You could go the Charley Casserly route. Get a job selling tickets for a franchise for minimum wage. Impress the bosses. Work your way up. 25 years from now, you could be GM.
True. The odds of making an NBA active roster is 12 times greater than being a GM. Now, if you want to be an NFL GM, the odds of you making the NFL squad are 53 times greater than being a GM. Looks like you need to save every penny you earn, find a bank that will give you 682% interest rate, turn 50 years old, cash out a check to buy a team, then work it from there.
My friend dated Gerry Hunsicker's( the current Astro's GM) daughter a few years ago. He got to meet the GM on a few occasions and said he was a pleasant guy to be around. Once he even got around to asking him how he got the GM position for the Astros. From what he remembers he said Gerry got his start by working as a minor league pitching scout. From there he progressed to working salary arbitration cases and then eventually to Assistant GM. He also left baseball briefly to work in the investment arena, but then came back due to his love of baseball. So I guess you gotta work really hard at the entry level positions right out of college. I'm sure it works this way in all types of sports leagues.
