Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Jim Steeg (born November 29, 1950, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sports executive. He is considered the one individual who is responsible for growing the Super Bowl into the most popular one-day sporting event.He is currently a noted sports business, stadium and events consultant, advising companies on a variety of subjects, including business ventures, strategic planning, technology, media and community relations, marketing programs and events plans for sports leagues, organizations, conferences, teams and events; stadium operations; fan enhancement; stadium physical structure, and organizational structure. Included among the companies and entities he has worked and consulted with are the National Hockey League (NHL), the Pac-12 Conference, USC, UCLA, the Seidler/O'Malley Family in the purchase of the San Diego Padres, Qualcomm, STATS LLC, SMRI, Helms Briscoe, The Buckeye Store, the Rose Bowl, the Balboa Park 100th Anniversary celebration, Cleatskins, Prep Athlete, Frosty Towel, Elite Services and Multi Ventures Protection, and he has helped formulate Community Force, a national program for charitable fundraising. He was the Director of the inaugural Pac-12 Football Championship Game, and he was the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the United States Football League (USFL). Also, he is an Advisor to the Board of Directors of ePass, which is developing technology to revolutionize the ticketing process in sports and events.In 2002, Steeg was honored as a member of the inaugural class of the Special Events Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was recognized as the Hoosier Celebrity of the Year by the Mad Anthony's, a charitable organization in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he spent his teenage years. In 2008, he received the Pete Rozelle Award from the New Orleans Touchdown Club.Steeg received a Masters of Business Administration from Wake Forest University and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He currently lives in San Diego with his wife Jill Lieber, a national award winning writer formerly with Sports Illustrated and USA Today, and currently an author of books, her most recent being the memoir of three-time Olympic gold medalist beach volleyball icon Misty May-Treanor, titled \"Misty: Digging Deep in Volleyball and Life.\" He has two children, Bryce, 32, a graduate of Duke University, the London School of Economics and Harvard Law School, and Darcy, 30, a graduate of Princeton University, received her PhD in Statistics from Cornell University.He remains active in a variety of charities, including serving on the boards of the Downtown YMCA of San Diego, the Make A Wish Foundation of San Diego, and the University of San Diego Athletic Department Executive Cabinet. He was co-chair of the Special Events Committee for the 2008 United States Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines in LaJolla, Calif. He has served on the boards of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, the United Way of San Diego, Hunger Related Events, Babcock School at Wake Forest and Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, Fla. He was instrumental in raising funds for the Ramsey (N.J.) High School Athletic Department."@en }
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- Jim_Steeg abstract "Jim Steeg (born November 29, 1950, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sports executive. He is considered the one individual who is responsible for growing the Super Bowl into the most popular one-day sporting event.He is currently a noted sports business, stadium and events consultant, advising companies on a variety of subjects, including business ventures, strategic planning, technology, media and community relations, marketing programs and events plans for sports leagues, organizations, conferences, teams and events; stadium operations; fan enhancement; stadium physical structure, and organizational structure. Included among the companies and entities he has worked and consulted with are the National Hockey League (NHL), the Pac-12 Conference, USC, UCLA, the Seidler/O'Malley Family in the purchase of the San Diego Padres, Qualcomm, STATS LLC, SMRI, Helms Briscoe, The Buckeye Store, the Rose Bowl, the Balboa Park 100th Anniversary celebration, Cleatskins, Prep Athlete, Frosty Towel, Elite Services and Multi Ventures Protection, and he has helped formulate Community Force, a national program for charitable fundraising. He was the Director of the inaugural Pac-12 Football Championship Game, and he was the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the United States Football League (USFL). Also, he is an Advisor to the Board of Directors of ePass, which is developing technology to revolutionize the ticketing process in sports and events.In 2002, Steeg was honored as a member of the inaugural class of the Special Events Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was recognized as the Hoosier Celebrity of the Year by the Mad Anthony's, a charitable organization in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he spent his teenage years. In 2008, he received the Pete Rozelle Award from the New Orleans Touchdown Club.Steeg received a Masters of Business Administration from Wake Forest University and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He currently lives in San Diego with his wife Jill Lieber, a national award winning writer formerly with Sports Illustrated and USA Today, and currently an author of books, her most recent being the memoir of three-time Olympic gold medalist beach volleyball icon Misty May-Treanor, titled \"Misty: Digging Deep in Volleyball and Life.\" He has two children, Bryce, 32, a graduate of Duke University, the London School of Economics and Harvard Law School, and Darcy, 30, a graduate of Princeton University, received her PhD in Statistics from Cornell University.He remains active in a variety of charities, including serving on the boards of the Downtown YMCA of San Diego, the Make A Wish Foundation of San Diego, and the University of San Diego Athletic Department Executive Cabinet. He was co-chair of the Special Events Committee for the 2008 United States Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines in LaJolla, Calif. He has served on the boards of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, the United Way of San Diego, Hunger Related Events, Babcock School at Wake Forest and Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, Fla. He was instrumental in raising funds for the Ramsey (N.J.) High School Athletic Department.".