Chicago Cubs Personnel: Chicago Cubs Executives, Jim Hendry, Dallas Green, Herman Franks, Jim Finks, Larry Himes, Billy Williams, Albert Lasker |  | Creator: Books LLC
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ISBN: 1158159595
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Publication Date: June 14, 2010
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Chicago Cubs Executives, Jim Hendry, Dallas Green, Herman Franks, Jim Finks, Larry Himes, Billy Williams, Albert Lasker, Jim Frey, Bob Kennedy, Whitey Lockman, Charlie Grimm, Charlie Fox, William Wrigley, Jr., Wid Matthews, Salty Saltwell, David Wilder, Philip K. Wrigley, John Holland, John Mcdonough, Ed Lynch, William Wrigley Iii, Yosh Kawano, Andy Macphail, Wayne Messmer, Pat Pieper, William Veeck, Sr.. Excerpt: For the British professional cyclist, see Jim Hendry (cyclist) Cubs GM Jim HendryJim Hendry (born July 27, 1955, Dunedin, Florida) is Vice President/General Manager of the Chicago Cubs. Hendry was promoted to GM on July 5, 2002 by former Cubs President/CEO Andy MacPhail. He has worked for the Cubs since 1995. Prior to his promotion to GM, he was named Assistant GM/Player Personnel Director on October 12, 2001, and previously the Director of Player Development, in charge of both Scouting and Minor League Operations. Hendry graduated from Spring Hill College, where he had majored in communications and journalism. He could not find a job in broadcasting, and took a job as a high school teacher and baseball coach in Miami. This led to a job at Creighton University in 1983, and he was promoted to head coach in the middle of the 1984 season. Following Creighton's NCAA College World Series appearance (1991), Hendry was named National Coach of the Year. He left Creighton later that year to become special assistant to then Florida Marlins GM Dave Dombrowski, and also coached minor league teams in 1993 and '94. Jim has two kids, Lauren and John. Hendry's tenure as general manager has produced mixed results. In 2003, the Cubs made their first playoff appearance in the Hendry era, but just three years later, Hendry's Cubs had the worst record... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4242991
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