J.B. Bernstein
Encyclopedia
J.B. Bernstein is co-founder of Pro Access, Inc. and Seven Figures Management, LLC. Bernstein has been the official marketing agent to some of the top athletes in the world including Barry Bonds
, Barry Sanders
and Emmitt Smith
. In addition, Bernstein was one of the creators of The Million Dollar Arm contest in India
, and the winners of that contest (Rinku Singh
and Dinesh Kumar Patel
) became the first Indian-Born men to sign professional baseball
contracts in the United States. On November 24, 2008, Singh and Patel both signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates
.
Sony Pictures has purchased the rights to Bernstein's, Singh's and Patel's lives to create a major motion picture that will be released in 2011 worldwide.
Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds...
, Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders is a former American football running back who spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions in the NFL. Sanders left the game just short of the all-time rushing record...
and Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt James Smith, III is a retired American football player who was a running back in the National Football League for fifteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Smith played college football for the University of Florida, where he was an All-American; thereafter, he played professionally for...
. In addition, Bernstein was one of the creators of The Million Dollar Arm contest in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and the winners of that contest (Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh is a left-handed baseball pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.-Early Life in Bhadoni:...
and Dinesh Kumar Patel
Dinesh Patel
Dinesh Patel is a right-handed baseball pitcher that played in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Along with Rinku Singh, he is the first Indian national ever to sign a contract with a major American sports club....
) became the first Indian-Born men to sign professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
contracts in the United States. On November 24, 2008, Singh and Patel both signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
.
Sony Pictures has purchased the rights to Bernstein's, Singh's and Patel's lives to create a major motion picture that will be released in 2011 worldwide.