Rick Furr brings over 20+ years in sports marketing to the Sports Advisory Group. Rick has extensive background in professional baseball, collegiate athletics, and sports media. Working in professional baseball, Furr served as Broadcast Sales Manager for the Florida Marlins, General Manager of the Detroit Tigers Minor League Class A Affiliate, and Director of Broadcasting for the Baltimore Orioles Class AA Affiliate.
As GM of the Fayetteville, NC Generals, Rick doubled attendance his first year, built a play-by-play network that was five times larger than his competition, managed day-to-day operations, created a partnership with Time Warner Cable, hired a telemarketing staff that tripled full-season ticket sales, developed ball park promotions that complemented community events, and most important, increased owner’s franchise value.
With the Bowie, MD Baysox he opened a new stadium between Washington D.C. & Baltimore, established a new attendance record in the Eastern League, and competed in the same market with their MLB affiliate, the Baltimore Orioles.
Rick served as National Sports Manager for both CBS Sports Radio & Clear Channel for six years. During this time, he worked in major markets in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and Atlanta. His primary task was selling sports media sponsorships to national & regional clients. He represented over 50+ sports play-by-play sports properties, list of teams included some of the best franchises in sports; Dodgers, Cardinals, Yankees, Mets, Cowboys, Redskins, Eagles, Patriots, Giants, Jets, Vikings, Bears, Ravens, Lakers, UCLA.
In collegiate athletics, Rick has worn the hat as both coach and athletic administrator. At Idaho State University, he managed external operations, provided a comprehensive marketing plan for (15) sports, and directed all game-day events.
In addition to providing mergers and acquisitions with the Sports Advisory group, Rick is also President of Rick Furr Sports Enterprises, where he works with professional & collegiate properties on developing Mobile Marketing Platforms. His agency provides complete mobile advertising services, from concept to execution, delivery and campaign management, to reporting and analysis.
The Company is also involved in executive searches for coaches, collegiate administrators, professional sports executives, and broadcasters.
Rick is the author of “The Street Smart Way To A Career” published by Simon & Schuster.
