Jeff Moorad (Paperback)

Jeff Moorad is a former sports agent, he is currently lead owner of the San Diego Padres and part-owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team. He is an Assyrian American. He also owns the Hall of Fame Racing NASCAR team. For many years, Moorad was a player agent partnered with Leigh Steinberg at 'Steinberg, Moorad & Dunn' and represented many baseball, football, and basketball players. They sold SMD in October 1999 to Assante Sports Management Group, a Canadian financial-management firm, for a reported $120 million. Assante acquired several other sports agencies. In February 2002, David Dunn left SMD to open Athletes First, taking about 50 N.F.L. players with him and opening offices about a mile from Steinberg's in Newport Beach, Calif. Extensive litigation ensued involving Dunn and Assante. Steinberg later reacquired some pieces of the agency he had sold to Assante