Mark (Hume) McCormack - Publications

Sports agent, promoter, and lawyer, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He studied at Princeton and Yale, and was called to the bar in 1957. A keen golfer, he offered to arrange exhibitions for Arnold Palmer, and founded the International Management Group (IMG) in 1962. His agency quickly grew into the largest company of its kind, handling the sponsorship deals and promotion of numerous sports stars and other personalities. IMG was used by the Catholic Church in Britain to market the pope's visit in 1982, and from 1968 handled the television and marketing rights for the Wimbledon championships, a role also provided for the Open Golf Championship.

Mark Hume McCormack, (November 6, 1930 – May 16, 2003), was Founder and Chairman of International Management Group, now IMG, an international management organization that handles the commercial affairs for sports figures and celebrities.

McCormack was described as one of the most powerful men in sports. He published numerous books, including the bestselling What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School.

He and his wife Betsy Nagelsen-McCormack founded the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center at the College of William &

McCormack died at a New York hospital on May 16, 2003 after suffering a cardiac event four months earlier that left him in a coma.

In July 2006 he was selected for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the lifetime achievement category, and he was inducted in October 2006.

Publications

What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes From A Street-Smart Executive, New York: Bantam, 1984 What They Still Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School, New York: Bantam Books, 1989 Never Wrestle with a Pig: and Ninety Other Ideas to Build Your Business and Career, Penguin, 2002 The Terrible Truth About Lawyers Success Secrets The 110% Solution Hit the Ground Running What you'll Never Learn on the Internet Staying Street Smart in the Internet Age Mark McCormack on Negotiating, Century (June 1995) Mark McCormack on Selling, Random House Business Books (June 15, 1995) Mark McCormack on Managing, Random House Business Books (October 1995) Mark McCormack on Communicating, Dove Entertainment (February 1999)