Erick Santiago (Rochester, NY): Thank you for taking time in reading my question and congrats on the win Sunday. My question: How does someone become a GM for a professional sports team? What process do they go through, like school, experience, etc?
Tom Donahoe: There really is no specific training to do a general manger's job. It is not something that you can study in college and most of it is really based on experience. Possibly an internship with a professional football team would give someone a good start. Being on the road as a scout and looking at personnel helps as does any business experience that you can acquire, with regard to football. more
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