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Arn Herschel Tellem (born February 21, 1954) is vice chairman of Palace Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Detroit Pistons.〔(Arn Tellem, "Why I'm Making The Jump From Sports Agent To Front Office" ) ''Sports Illustrated''. June 5, 2015〕 From 1981 to 2015 he was a sports agent best known for his representation of basketball and baseball players. He was Vice Chairman of the Wasserman Media Group, a global sport and entertainment marketing agency headed by Casey Wasserman.〔(Darren Heitner "Wasserman Media Group Seems to be Making a Strong Push to Retain Arn Tellem" ), ''Sports Agent Blog'', July 3, 2012〕 From 2009 to 2010 he wrote a semi-weekly sports column for ''The Huffington Post''.〔(Arn Tellem ), ''Huffington Post''〕 He has also written for ''Sports Illustrated'',〔(Arn Tellem, "Jason Collins: An Inspiration On and Off the Court" ), ''Sports Illustrated'', April 29, 2013〕〔 the Op-ed page of ''The New York Times'',〔(Arn Tellem, "Pro and Con of Permitting Teenage Pros in N.B.A.: THE AGENT; Proposed Age Limit Is Hollow Altruism" ), ''New York Times'', May 13, 2001〕〔(Arn Tellem, "Seeking Heroes, Finding Humans" ), ''New York Times'', April 3, 2005〕〔(Arn Tellem, "When a Players Union Doesn’t Help the Players" ), ''New York Times'', May 7, 2011〕〔(Arn Tellem, "Turn One-and-Done Into None-and-Done" ), ''New York Times'', June 28, 2014〕 Grantland〔(Arn Tellem, "D-League Deconstruction: The Necessary Plan to fix the NBA's Farm System" ), ''Grantland'', March 11, 2015〕 and ''The Japan Times''.〔(Arn Tellem, "Tellem's take: Matsui a special person" ), ''The Japan Times'', Jan. 23, 2013〕 ==Background== Tellem is a native of Philadelphia.〔(Steve Rushin "There AND Back" ), ''Sports Illustrated'', Aug. 11, 2014〕 His mother named him after a brave knight in the Prince Valiant comic strip.〔(Arn Tellem, "Arn on Arne" ), ''Huffington Post'', Jan 22, 2010〕〔(Franz Lidz, "The Arn Of The Deal: Employing a mix of integrity and absurdity, ARN TELLEM is the strangest of beasts: a powerful sports agent you can actually like" ), ''Sports Illustrated'', May 27, 2003〕 He grew up on the Main Line〔(Dan McQuade, "Arn Tellem and Franz Lidz Are Going to the Hall of Fame" ), ''Philadelphia Magazine'', May 17, 2015〕 and became a sports junkie at age eight by playing APBA Baseball, a mail-order board game. Years later, for luck on his wedding night, he propped his treasured 1938 Hank Greenberg APBA card on the nightstand next to the conjugal bed.〔(Franz Lidz, "Apba Is The Name, Baseball Is The Game, And Obsession Is The Result" ), ''Sports Illustrated'', Dec. 8, 1980〕 At 12, he found career inspiration from legendary Temple University basketball coach Harry Litwack, who answered a question -- "What's your favorite food?"—that young Arn had phoned in to a local radio station.〔 He graduated from Haverford College in 1976 and from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. He began his career as an attorney in the law firm then known as Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg & Tunney, where his mentors were sports attorneys Alan Rothenberg and Steve Greenberg (son of Hank Greenberg).〔〔(Daniel Kaplan, "The dealmaker: Steve Greenberg works his connections to become a major player in sports finance" ), ''Sports Business Journal'', March 22, 2004〕〔(David Whitford, "The King of the Sports Deal" ), ''Fortune'', June 2, 2010〕 Tellem specialized in sports law and commercial litigation and became a partner in the firm. He began representing baseball players and also served six seasons (1982–1989) as general counsel of the San Diego Clippers, and was instrumental in the franchise's move to Los Angeles in 1984.〔(David Greenberg, "Power Player" ), ''Los Angeles Business Journal'', July 1, 2002〕 In 1989, he launched his own sports agency, Tellem and Associates. In 1999, SFX Entertainment purchased the agency and later named Tellem chief executive of SFX Sports.〔 In 2006, Wasserman Media Group acquired his NBA and MLB player representation practices. Tellem became the President of WMG Management as part of the deal.〔(Liz Mullen, "Wasserman Acquires Tellem Business" ) ''Sports Business Journal'', Jan. 27, 2006〕 He brought along a client base of about 50 NBA and 50 MLB clients, including Tracy McGrady, Jermaine O'Neal, Pau Gasol, Jason Giambi, Hideki Matsui, Nomar Garciaparra and Mike Mussina. Tellem is certified as an agent by the Major League Baseball Players Association and the National Basketball Players Association, and is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California. He was an adjunct professor of law at the University of Southern California School of Law, and is on the board of directors of Peace Players International and Seeds of Peace, organizations that bring together kids from conflict regions around the world to promote tolerance and understanding among the youth in those hot spots.〔(Arn Tellem, "Peace of My Heart" ), ''Huffington Post'', Dec. 23, 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arn Tellem」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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