G. Lynn Lashbrook
70 BS Physical Education
Gresham, Oregon
Dr. G. Lynn Lashbrook, Portland, Oregon, graduated FHSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education in 1970. He went on to ea...
G. Lynn Lashbrook
70 BS Physical Education
Gresham, Oregon
Dr. G. Lynn Lashbrook, Portland, Oregon, graduated FHSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education in 1970. He went on to earn a Master of Education degree from Springfield College, Springfield, Mass., and a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. He is the president and founder of Sports Management Worldwide, a sports management online training institute.
While at FHSU he played football and was involved in the K-Club.
He served as a football coach at Northern Colorado and, after earning his doctorate, returned to FHSU for six years of teaching and coaching. He then went to the University of Missouri, Columbia, where he served as Assistant Athletic Director for five years. Graduation rate of the football team led the Big 8 during his reign. His next move was to Edwardsville, Ill., to be Athletic Director at Southern Illinois University. He next went to the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, as Athletic Director.
During his five years in Alaska, he tripled corporate sponsorship from $100,000 to $300,000 and season ticket sales went from 200 to 2,000.
After a total of 22 years in education, he became a sports agent. He saw a need for training for people who wanted to become involved in sports management, and founded Sports Management Worldwide, which has grown from a few students in the early 1990s to more than 2000 students a year, including athletes, agents and other sports industry leaders. Sports Management Worldwide, under Dr. Lashbrooks guidance, offers a global sports faculty via online training, with students from over 100 countries. SMWW offers cutting edge sports career courses that compliment college courses.
I have known Dr. Lynn Lashbrook for nearly 30 years as an instructor, mentor, colleague and friend, writes Dr. John M. Zody 81, 83, professor of health and human performance at FHSU.
His record of success speaks to his contributions in every level of his chosen careers, said Zody, citing Lashbrooks commitment to continuing his education to the doctoral level, his steady progression in the profession of athletic director, his improvements in the programs he directed and his record of fundraising to advance the quality of programs he oversaw.
Entering the field of private business, Lynn has created one of the largest, if not the largest, online sports management programs in the world. He is recognized as an expert in the profession.
As an academic, he had several publications and presentations and served as a member of the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and served as president of the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics. His book Fan Etiquette offered advice to professional and collegiate sports programs on how to manage fan behavior and is used in sports business classrooms nationwide.
As president of the Major League Baseball to Portland campaign, he secured legislative action to subsidize a new stadium with ballplayers payroll taxes. Due to this campaign, a 25,000-seat stadium in the heart of the city was revitalized rather than torn down.
His awards include the Meritorious Service Award for Outstanding Performance and Leadership at the University of Alaska and recognition for playing an instrumental role in establishing the first NCAA athletic exchange with Russia, with the Khabarovsk Institute of Sport and Physical Culture. He was also honored as Professor of the year at the US Sports Academy.
As a businessman, he cites as among his major accomplishments recruiting 40 NFL players and servicing their careers from draft to free agency. In addition, his sports agency has over 200 agents worldwide representing hundreds of athletes globally. Lashbrook is a nationally known sports business speaker, having spoken on 5 of 7 continents in addition to hosting sports career conferences at major sporting events.
