Bob LaMonte
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Bob LaMonte is an American
sports agent
who works primarily with National Football League
coaches and management. He is the founder and president of Professional Sports Representation, Inc. LaMonte also represents college coaches and Major League Baseball
and NFL players. In 2007, his head coaching clients earned more than $37 million.
In 2008, LaMonte represented three of the top ten NFL's most valuable coaches by Forbes
. As of February 5, 2010, LaMonte represented a total of forty five clients with forty being involved in football.
in 1968.
He was a nose tackle on the varsity football team in 1964 and 1965.
In 1970, he received a master's degree in diplomatic history from San Jose State University
. Lamonte taught history at Oak Grove High School
from until 1973, and moved onto to teach at Santa Teresa High School
until 1992. He was part of the coaching staff of the football programs at both schools. In 1981, one his former students, Rich Campbell
, asked him to represent him as Campbell would go on to be selected in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft
by the Green Bay Packers
. He would represent former San Francisco Bay Area
athletes including Dave Steib, Robin White
, Mervyn Fernandez
, and Nick Vanos
. On March 8, 1985, LaMonte negotiated the longest baseball contract at the time with the Toronto Blue Jays
for Steib.
In 1992, Mike Holmgren
asked LaMonte to represent him to negotiate a deal for the heading coaching position for the Green Bay Packers.
He retired from teaching that year, and moved onto to focus on representing NFL coaches, and would help expand the role of NFL head coaches by also being involved in personnel decisions. Already the head football coach of the Philadelphia Eagles
since 1999, LaMonte negotiated a contract to expand the duties of his client, Andy Reid
, to become executive VP of football operations.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sports agent
Sports agent
A sports agent procures and negotiates employment and endorsement contracts for an athlete.In return, the sports agent generally receives between 4 and 10% of the athlete's playing contract, and 10 to 20% of the athlete's endorsement contract, though these figures vary...
who works primarily with National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
coaches and management. He is the founder and president of Professional Sports Representation, Inc. LaMonte also represents college coaches and Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
and NFL players. In 2007, his head coaching clients earned more than $37 million.
In 2008, LaMonte represented three of the top ten NFL's most valuable coaches by Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
. As of February 5, 2010, LaMonte represented a total of forty five clients with forty being involved in football.
Biography
LaMonte graduated from the Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
in 1968.
He was a nose tackle on the varsity football team in 1964 and 1965.
In 1970, he received a master's degree in diplomatic history from San Jose State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
. Lamonte taught history at Oak Grove High School
Oak Grove High School (San Jose, California)
Oak Grove High School is a secondary school located in San Jose, California which serves students in grades 9–12. Average student enrollment is 2800 students, compared to the state average of 900 students. The school is part of the East Side Union High School District...
from until 1973, and moved onto to teach at Santa Teresa High School
Santa Teresa High School
Santa Teresa High School secondary school located in the suburban southern region of San Jose, California, United States. The school is part of the East Side Union High School District , serving students in grades 9-12...
until 1992. He was part of the coaching staff of the football programs at both schools. In 1981, one his former students, Rich Campbell
Rich Campbell (American football)
Richard Delano Campbell is a former National Football League quarterback who played for the Green Bay Packers . Campbell attended high school at Santa Teresa High School in San Jose, California. He was an All-American his senior season in 1980 at the University of California...
, asked him to represent him as Campbell would go on to be selected in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft
1981 NFL Draft
The 1981 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981...
by the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
. He would represent former San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
athletes including Dave Steib, Robin White
Robin White (tennis)
Robin White is a former professional tennis player from the United States.White played on the WTA tour from 1983 to 1995. She won two singles titles, in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1985 and in Auckland in 1992 but the highlight of her career was her victory with Gigi Fernández in the US Open doubles...
, Mervyn Fernandez
Mervyn Fernandez
Mervyn "Swervin' Mervyn" Fernandez is a former professional American and Canadian football player who played wide receiver with the NFL Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders and the Canadian Football League BC Lions....
, and Nick Vanos
Nick Vanos
Nicolaas Vanos was an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. The San Mateo, California native was selected 32nd by the Suns in the 1985 NBA Draft, after playing for Hillsdale High School and collegiately at Santa Clara University...
. On March 8, 1985, LaMonte negotiated the longest baseball contract at the time with the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
for Steib.
In 1992, Mike Holmgren
Mike Holmgren
Michael George Holmgren is a former professional football coach and current President of the Cleveland Browns. He served as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 1998, and the Seattle Seahawks from 1999 to 2008...
asked LaMonte to represent him to negotiate a deal for the heading coaching position for the Green Bay Packers.
He retired from teaching that year, and moved onto to focus on representing NFL coaches, and would help expand the role of NFL head coaches by also being involved in personnel decisions. Already the head football coach of the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
since 1999, LaMonte negotiated a contract to expand the duties of his client, Andy Reid
Andy Reid
Andrew Walter "Andy" Reid is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, a post he has held since 1999. Since 2001, he has also been the team's executive vice president of football operations...
, to become executive VP of football operations.
Clients
Some of LaMonte's clients include:- Mike Holmgren (Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
President) - Andy Reid (Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach/Executive VP)
- John FoxJohn Fox (NFL)John Fox is an American football coach who is currently head coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League....
(Denver BroncosDenver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
Head Coach) - Steve SpagnuoloSteve SpagnuoloSteven Christopher Spagnuolo is the current head coach of the St. Louis Rams. He was previously the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants from January 2007 to January 2009, and also served for eight years under defensive coordinator Jim Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles.-Early years:Born...
(St. Louis RamsSt. Louis RamsThe St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
Head Coach) - Leslie FrazierLeslie FrazierLeslie Antonio Frazier is a former cornerback/safety in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and is currently the head coach for the Minnesota Vikings.-College career:...
(Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
Head Coach) - Pat ShurmurPat ShurmurPat Shurmur is currently the head coach of the Cleveland Browns.-Playing career:Shurmur was a four-year letterman in football at Michigan State University. He played guard and linebacker his freshman season, and started at center the next three seasons. He earned All-Big 10 Conference honors in...
(Cleveland Browns Head Coach) - Mike ShermanMike ShermanMichael Francis "Mike" Sherman is the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies football team. Prior to coaching the Aggies, he served as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from the 2000–05 seasons. Sherman led the Packers to five consecutive winning seasons from 2000–04 and three divisional titles...
(Texas A&M Aggies footballTexas A&M Aggies footballThe Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in college football. The Aggies have competed in the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996. They will join the Southeastern Conference in July 2012. Texas A&M football has earned one national title and 18...
Head Coach) - Mike SingletaryMike SingletaryMichael "Mike" Singletary is an American football coach and former professional football player. He is currently the linebacker coach and assistant head coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL....
(Minnesota Vikings Linebackers Coach and Assistant Head Coach) - Josh McDanielsJosh McDanielsJosh McDaniels is the former head coach of the Denver Broncos and currently the offensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams. He previously served as the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots...
(St. Louis Rams Offensive Coordinator) - Charlie WeisCharlie WeisCharles Joseph "Charlie" Weis is an American football coach. He currently serves as offensive coordinator for the Florida Gators. For five years, from December 2004 through 2009, he was the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame...
(Florida GatorsFlorida Gators footballThe Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The Florida Gators compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference...
Offensive Coordinator) - Mike MartzMike MartzMichael Martz is a former NFL head coach and currently the offensive coordinator for the National Football League's Chicago Bears....
(Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
Offensive Coordinator) - Mike NolanMike NolanMike Nolan is an American football coach and the current defensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins...
(Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
Defensive Coordinator) - Clyde ChristensenClyde ChristensenClyde Christensen is the current offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He has been a coach for the Colts since 2002.-External links:*...
(Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
Offensive Coordinator) - Al SaundersAl SaundersAl Saunders is the current offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders.-Early life and playing career:Born in London, England, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1960, and is one of four foreign-born coaches in the NFL...
(Oakland RaidersOakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
Offensive Coordinator) - Gunther CunninghamGunther CunninghamGunther Cunningham is an American football defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions. Cunningham has presided over some of the most successful defenses in NFL history , typically ranking at the top of the league in many statistical categories.Cunningham was born in 1946 in war-torn Munich,...
(Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
Defensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach) - Sean McDermottSean McDermottSean McDermott is an American football defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He served as defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles from 2009–2010, a position he took over shortly before his predecessor, Jim Johnson, died of cancer...
(Carolina PanthersCarolina PanthersThe Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
Defensive Coordinator) - Mike McCoy (Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator)
- Marty MornhinwegMarty MornhinwegMarty Mornhinweg is the offensive coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles, having joined the Eagles in 2003 as the assistant head coach. He was named offensive coordinator on January 6, 2006, after the Eagles previous offensive coordinator Brad Childress was hired as the head coach of the...
(Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach) - Jay GrudenJay GrudenJay Gruden is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals and was formerly the head coach of the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He is also a decorated player and coach in Arena Football League history,...
(Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
Offensive Coordinator) - Brad ChildressBrad ChildressBrad "Chilly" Childress is the former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. He attended high school at the Marmion Academy in Aurora, Illinois...
(Former Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
Head Coach) - Mike HeimerdingerMike HeimerdingerMichael "Mike" Heimerdinger was a football coach in the National Football League.-Career:Heimerdinger was most recently the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans, a position he had served in from 2000-2004 and again from 2008-2010...
(Former Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
Offensive Coordinator) - Tom Heckert (Cleveland Browns General Manager)
- Chris PolianChris PolianChris Polian is the Vice President and General Manager of the Indianapolis Colts.On November 27, he was promoted by Indianapolis Colts owners, Jim Irsay to his position. He had previously served in other roles in the Colts football operations. He concurrently extended his contract through the 2012...
(Indianapolis Colts General Manager) - Howie RosemanHowie RosemanHoward "Howie" Roseman is the general manager for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. , Roseman is the youngest general manager in the NFL.-Early years:...
(Philadelphia Eagles General Manager) - Mark DominikMark DominikMark Dominik is the current general manager for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. Dominik attended the University of Kansas where he was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity...
(Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
General Manager) - Rick SmithRick Smith (American football executive)Rick Smith is currently the General Manager of the Houston Texans of the NFL.-Biography:Rick Smith played for the Purdue Boilermakers as a strong safety. He graduated from that institution, where he served as a coach...
(Houston TexansHouston TexansThe Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
General Manager) - Chris CarpenterChris CarpenterChristopher John Carpenter is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the St. Louis Cardinals since 2003, and is currently signed with the team until the 2011 season, with a club option for 2012.Carpenter was 22 years old and a highly-regarded prospect when he broke into the...
(St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
Pitcher) - Pat HentgenPat HentgenPatrick George Hentgen is a former Major League Baseball player. Hentgen was a right-handed starting pitcher in the major leagues and a Cy Young Award winner in...
(Former Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher) - Dave Steib (Former Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher)
- Joe NedneyJoe NedneyJoseph Thomas Nedney is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. Born and raised in San Jose, California, Nedney played college football at San Jose State and signed as an undrafted player with the Miami Dolphins in 1996...
(San Francisco 49ers PlacekickerPlacekickerPlacekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...
) - Jon GrudenJon GrudenJon David Gruden is an American football analyst and former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for seven seasons and prior to that the Oakland Raiders for four seasons. In his first year as the head coach of Tampa Bay, the Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII, defeating the Raiders whom he had...
(ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
Analyst for Monday Night FootballMonday Night FootballMonday Night Football is a live broadcast of the National Football League on ESPN. From to it aired on ABC. Monday Night Football was, along with Hallmark Hall of Fame, and the Walt Disney anthology television series, one of the longest running prime time commercial network television series...
) - Jim L. MoraJim L. MoraJames Lawrence "Jim" Mora is an American former NCAA defensive back and National Football League head coach. As of 2010, he is currently an analyst for the NFL Network....
(NFL NetworkNFL NetworkNFL Network is an American television specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League . It was launched November 4, 2003, only eight months after the league's 32 team owners voted unanimously to approve its formation...
Analyst)