Teams, organizations, and major facility deals that Horrow Sports Ventures has been involved in the development, planning, and/or implementation process.

British Broadcasting Corporation - As Sports Business Analyst for the BBC, Rick will be a regular contributor to the global “World Sport” show on Saturdays, and will respond to breaking news and analysis.

BusinessWeek - Sports Business Editor responsible for producing and maintaining a “Sports and Entertainment Dollar” column, “Sports Business Minute” streaming video, and a podcast on a weekly basis.

Career Sports & Entertainment - The Sports Professor is partnering with the team at CS&E to produce The $ports Take. CS&E is a full-service sports and entertainment agency with focuses on media, marketing, and client representation.

CBS12, WPEC - Rick is the Sports Business Analyst for the West Palm Beach CBS affiliate.  His weekly segment about South Florida sports business airs on Saturday mornings at 9:15am.

Cisco - Strategic Advisor for identifying sports and facility business opportunities for the “Stadium of the Future”, and other technology partnerships. Cisco also sponsored the foxsports.com “Sports Business Minutes”. 

CNN - Sports Business Analyst with regular Saturday morning and Sunday night appearances.

The Fan 1060 - Sports Business Analyst for the Roc and Manuch show on The Fan 1060 in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area.

FOX Sports - Sports Business Analyst making regular appearances on FOX Sports Net and all regional affiliates. “Sports Business Minutes”, “Off the Beaten Track”, “Beyond the Box Score”, and “Valedictorians and Flunk Outs” videos are available weekly on foxsports.com/horrow.

General Sports Venue - Strategic Development consultant to identify business opportunities and expand the Astroturf brand. Helped coordinate “Operation Field Rescue” field development program in conjunction with FOX Sports Net.

Hardcore Sports Radio - Sports Business Analyst for Sports Canada/Hardcore Sports Radio on Sirius Radio channel 98.

HKS, Inc. - An interntaional architecture firm based out of Dallas, TX, HKS has designed and built some of the world’s most prominent sporting venues. Included in HKS’ portfolio are the new Cowboys Stadium, Lucas Oil Stadium, and the under construction Liverpool FC Stadium.

Honda Classic - Co-Chairman with Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross of the Hyundai Pro-Am to benefit Nicklaus children’s charities and the Melanoma Foundation.

Melanoma Foundation - Creator of the Ben Horrow Memorial Trophy presented annually at the Kahn Foundation Melanoma Memorial Golf Tournament.

Miami Dolphins - Coordinating projects relating to public/private facility partnerships, Latin America expansion, and technology development.

Morgan James Publishers - Co-authoring with Karla Swatek Beyond the Box Score: The Sports Professor’s Guide to the $750 Billion Business of Sports, publication date January 2010. In addition, assists Morgan James Publishers in identifying other publication opportunities in the sports business, law, and marketing fields.

Northern Trust - Host of the seminar series entitled “When Your Game is on the Line”, focusing on the Ten Horrow Principles of business success.

Pop Warner - Appointed to the Pop Warner Board of Directors in 2008, tasks include generating awareness and sponsorships for the organization in conjunction with the National Counsel for Youth Sports, which reaches 52 million youngsters around North America. Pop Warner is also actively involved in “Operation Field Rescue” projects around the country.

Sports Business International - North American Strategic Advisor responsible for generating international business develoment opportunities in Canada and the US. Also, Co-Chairman of seminar series in Europe, Latin America, Far East, and “potentially Africa”

Squire Sanders Dempsey - Officially designated Of Counsel to Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey. Responsible for creating strategic initiatives in sports, entertainment, facilities and infrastructure.

Versus - A wholly owned company of Comcast, Versus is the home of The $ports Take, a weekly show dedicated to sports business and hosted by Rick Horrow. $ports Take will air on Versus Tuesdays at 6:30p ET, with encore episodes Wednesdays at 4p.

Previous Relationships

• Alltel Stadium/NFL Jacksonville Jaguars (Florida state sales tax rebate legislation)
• American Basketball League
• Arena Football League/Florida Bobcats
• Arizona Cardinals NFL stadium
• Birmingham (Alabama) convention and entertainment center (planned)
• Blockbuster Pavilion (Charlotte, North Carolina)
• Bradenton (Florida) sports facilities/McKechnie Field/Senior Professional Baseball League
• Business Talk Radio
• Cactus League (Arizona) Spring Training organization (Milwaukee Brewers/San Diego Padres/Oakland Athletics/San Francisco Giants/Chicago Cubs/Seattle Mariners/California Angels)
• Canadian Football League
• Caribbean World Series
• CBS SportsLine
• Charlotte (North Carolina) NBA arena (planned)
• Cleveland Stadium/NFL Cleveland Browns
• CMGI Stadium/Gillette Stadium/NFL New England Patriots
• CNN/CNNfn
• Columbia (South Carolina)/University of South Carolina arena and exhibition facility
• Columbus (Ohio) amphitheater/Polaris Center
• Continental Basketball Association
• Daytona International Speedway expansion/infrastructure development
• Desert Sky (Phoenix) Amphitheater
• ESPN Radio
• Fleet Center/Shawmut Center/new Boston Garden
• Florida Sports Foundation/Florida Department of Commerce/Florida Sports Advisory Council
• Ford Center (Oklahoma City) NHL arena
• Ford Field/NFL Detroit Lions
• Fort Lauderdale Stadium Spring Training renovation/Baltimore Orioles
• Fort Myers (Florida) Terry Park/Senior Professional Baseball League
• Fox Sports Net
• Fox Sports Online
• Golden Bear International/Golden Bear Sports Management
• Great America Park/Major League Baseball Cincinnati Reds
• Great White Enterprises/Greg Norman organization
• Greater Miami Performing Arts Center
• Guadalajara (Jalisco, Mexico) baseball stadium (planned)
• Harvard Law School/Sports and the Law
• Heinz Field/NFL Pittsburgh Steelers
• HoHoKam Park Spring Training complex (Mesa, Arizona)/Chicago Cubs
• Homestead baseball complex
• Homestead International Speedway
• Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana) renovation/Canadian Football League
• International Management Group
• International Speedway Corporation
• Invesco Field at Mile High/Denver Broncos NFL stadium
• Jacksonville arena/infrastructure development (“Better Jacksonville Plan”; $2.2 billion of capital improvements)
• Joe Robbie Stadium/Pro Player Stadium
• Kansas International Speedway (NASCAR Winston Cup racing)
• Key Biscayne (Florida) Tennis Center/Lipton, Ericsson, NASDAQ 100 tennis tournament
• Ladies Professional Golf Association headquarters/golf development (Daytona Beach, Florida)
• Lambeau Field renovation/NFL Green Bay Packers
• Legends recreational and sports facility development (Butler County, Pennsylvania) (planned)
• Little Rock (Arkansas) arena/Alltel Arena
• Lincoln Financial Field/NFL Philadelphia Eagles
• Los Angeles NFL stadium process (planned)
• Louisiana Superdome renovation/NFL New Orleans Saints
• Major Indoor Soccer League
• Major League Soccer
• Miami Arena/Miami Heat NBA franchise
• Miami Beach Convention Center
• Miami Orange Bowl (Caribbean Baseball World Series)
• Modesto (California) John Thurman Field/Modesto A’s
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency/World Bank
• Nashville Stadium/Adelphia Coliseum/NFL Tennessee Titans
• National Football League
• National Sports Lawyers Association
• Nationwide Arena/NHL Columbus Blue Jackets
• New Bern (North Carolina) Minor League Baseball stadium (planned)
• New York City 2012 Olympic process (NFL New York Jets/Midtown West/Hudson Yards Stadium; 22 other facilities as part of Olympic bid)
• New York/New Jersey MetroStars Major League Soccer stadium complex (planned)
• Norfolk (Virginia) NBA/NHL arena (planned)
• Oakland Athletics downtown baseball stadium/City of Oakland (planned)
• Oklahoma City Bricktown Canal (MAPS project)
• Oklahoma City Performing Arts Center renovation (MAPS project)
• One-on-One Sports Radio
• Paul Brown Stadium/NFL Cincinnati Bengals
• Phoenix (Arizona) Municipal Stadium Spring Training renovation/Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics
• Pompano Beach (Florida) Stadium/Gold Coast Suns/Senior Professional Baseball League
• Prime Sports Radio
• Prime Sports West Television
• Prime Ticket Television
• PSI Net Stadium/NFL Baltimore Ravens Stadium
• Raley Field (Sacramento, California)/AAA Sacramento River Cats
• Raymond James Stadium/NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• RCA Dome (Indianapolis) renovation/NFL Indianapolis Colts
• Reliant Stadium/NFL Houston Texans
• Rich Stadium/Ralph Wilson Stadium renovation/NFL Buffalo Bills
• Richmond (Virginia) Convention Center
• Roger Dean Stadium (West Palm Beach, Florida) Spring Training complex/Major League Baseball Montreal Expos and St. Louis Cardinals
• Salvador (Bahia, Brazil) arena and recreational complex (planned)
• San Antonio (Texas) Alamodome/Canadian Football League Texans
• San Diego Chargers NFL stadium process/Qualcomm Stadium renovation
• San Francisco 49ers NFL stadium
• Savannah (Georgia) arena/baseball stadium complex (planned)
• Scottsdale (Arizona) Spring Training stadium/Major League Baseball San Francisco Giants
• Seattle Seahawks NFL stadium
• Senior Professional Baseball League
• Soldier Field renovation/NFL Chicago Bears
• Southwestern Bell (Oklahoma City) Ballpark/AAA Oklahoma City Red Hawks)
• Sporting News Radio
• St. Petersburg (Florida) Stadium/Florida Power Stadium/Senior Professional Baseball League
• Surprise (Arizona) Spring Training complex/Texas Rangers/Kansas City Royals
• Tampa (Florida) Ice Palace/NHL Tampa Bay Lightning (Florida state sales tax rebate legislation)
• TD Waterhouse Centre/Orlando Arena/NBA Orlando Magic (Florida state sales tax rebate legislation)
• Tempe (Arizona) Spring Training complex/Major League Baseball California Angels
• Trinidad and Tobago sports and recreational complex (planned)
• United States Department of Commerce Business Development Center
• University of Central Florida stadium and arena complex (planned)
• Victoria (British Columbia) Centre/hockey arena (planned)
• West Palm Beach training stadium and retail development/Baltimore Orioles (planned)
• Wichita (Kansas) Dynaplex Arena (planned)
• Winter Haven (Florida) Spring Training complex/Major League Baseball Cleveland Indians
• World Tourism Organization/International Hotel Association