One month prior to the end of the 1961 season, Richards resigned as the team's skipper to become the general manager of the expansion Houston Colt 45s.

Early in 1945, McBride named 36-year-old Ohio State Buckeyes coach Paul Brown as the team's head coach and general manager and gave him a share in its profits.

Mike Brown, the team's de facto general manager, was rated as among the worst team owners in American professional sports Compounding matters were off-field problems of several players, notably receiver Chris Henry, who was suspended several times during his short professional career and was actually released by the Bengals at one point, but was then re-signed for the season.

Many fans and media were beginning to blame Jerry Jones for the team's ills, noting that he refused to hire a strong coach or general manager, preferring to hire coaches who did not want to be involved with personnel duties so that Jones himself, as GM, could manage them.

The team faced a tragic note on July 19, when the club announced that Sue Burns, the team's senior general partner who was a virtual fixture in her seat adjacent to the Giants ' dugout, died early Sunday morning of cancer.

During the season, team management fired Maloney, whom fans blamed for the team's downfall, and gave Milbury total control of hockey operations as both coach and general manager.

Shinn hired Carl Scheer, a longtime NBA executive, as the team's first general manager.

Despite the team's seven-game improvement over the previous season, however, Gene Littles was fired at the end of the season and replaced by general manager Allan Bristow.

Two days before the 2009 NBA Draft, Spurs general manager R. C. Buford acted to address the team's age and health concerns by acquiring 29-year-old swingman Richard Jefferson from the Milwaukee Bucks.

They had hired Mikan, who had been the team's general manager for the previous two seasons, as head coach to replace Kundla.

Wilson persuaded Ottawa Senators general manager Rick Dudley to take over as the Lightning's new general manager ; Dudley in turn brought Vipers coach Steve Ludzik in as the team's new head coach.

His assistant Jay Feaster was named the team's fourth general manager.

Dave King, who had been the team's head coach since their debut in 2000, was fired midseason and replaced by general manager Doug MacLean.

On April 18, 2007, Doug MacLean, the team's first general manager and president, was fired after nine years and six seasons at the helm without a playoff berth.

Mike Gillis is the team's president and general manager, Alain Vigneault is the coach and they are captained by centre Henrik Sedin.

Among the other players chosen by Vancouver were centre Orland Kurtenbach, who was named the Canucks ' first captain, as well as defenceman Pat Quinn, who later became the team's general manager and coach in the 1990s.

As the team's performance continued to worsen, starting the 1997 – 98 season with three wins in the first sixteen games, Quinn was fired as general manager after ten years with the team.

He served as the team's Alternate Governor until he was hired away from the Red Wings to become the general manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning in May 2010.

As the team's general manager, Michael Dunn is in charge of the front office staff, while Jim Jones is the assistant general manager.

When the team's general manager, Frank Leahy, became ill during the Chargers ' founding season, Gillman took on additional responsibilities as general manager.

Oliver Bierhoff, the national team's general manager, said: " We are all shocked.

Bud Yates was named the team's general manager.

Following the 2004 season, the Diamondbacks hired Wally Backman to be the team's manager.

The layout of the players on the pitch is called the team's formation, and defining the team's formation and tactics is usually the prerogative of the team's manager ( s ).

Negotiations with players were handled by John Brickels, the team's acting manager, as Brown was still in the Navy.

Lajoie was named manager in, and the team's fortunes improved somewhat.

Manny Acta was hired as the team's 40th manager on October 25, 2009.

The team's struggles led to the firing of manager Don Baylor, the only manager in franchise history, following the season.

On June 1, 2006, USA Today reported that Rockies management, including manager Clint Hurdle, had instituted an explicitly Christian code of conduct for the team's players, banning men's magazines ( such as Maxim and Playboy ) and sexually explicit music from the team's clubhouse.

Mickey Owen, the team's manager, helped Aaron with his batting stance.

The Royals began the 2010 season with a rocky start, and after the team's record fell to 12 – 23, manager Trey Hillman was fired.

Because of the team's slugging ability and the nickname of their manager Bamberger, the Brewers were nicknamed " Bambi's Bombers.

The team's owner and manager for its first 50 years was Connie Mack, and its Hall-of-Fame players included Chief Bender, Frank " Home Run " Baker, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty Grove.

After La Russa retired as manager of the Cardinals in 2011, Smith became active in the organization again, starting with his stint as a special instructor for the team's 2012 spring training camp.

A non-star quarterback on a winning team may be called a " game manager " if he avoids making mistakes that prevent his team's defense and rushing offenses from succeeding.

" Sukeforth noticed that Clemente was being used as a bench player for the team and discussed the possibility of drafting Clemente to the Pirates with the team's manager, Max Macon.

It is said that after one particularly satisfying victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, Mutrie ( who was also the team's manager ) stormed into the dressing room and exclaimed, " My big fellows!

He is the only manager in the team's history without a losing season.

Williams ' best season as a manager was 1969 when he led the expansion Senators to an 86 – 76 record in the team's only winning season in Washington.

He justified their decision prior to the team's departure, scoring 167 not out and taking match figures of 7 / 137 for the touring team against a Tasmania Combined XI, his victims including Test batsmen Miller, Ian Craig and Neil Harvey.

Craig was the team's second leading rusher with 649 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns, and also caught 71 passes for 675 yards.

Running back Roger Craig was the team's leading rusher with 1, 054 yards and 6 touchdowns, and he recorded 49 receptions for 473 yards and another touchdown.

A complete overhaul at the goal tending position sent Peter Budaj to Montreal and Brian Elliott to St. Louis, Elliott having been acquired from Ottawa for Craig Anderson during the team's downward spiral the season previous.

* The team's broadcaster, Craig Deas, successfully finished the Fifth Third Burger, a cheeseburger with five patties and a variety of other toppings, before a game against the West Michigan Whitecaps during the 2011 season.

Several months later, GM Doug Soetaert announced the hiring of former NHL and OHL coach Craig Hartsburg as the team's new Head Coach, marking the beginning of a new era for the franchise.

Marv Levy, the team's new general manager and former Bills head coach, and Dick Jauron, the new head coach, planned on having Losman compete for the starting job against Holcomb and free-agent signee Craig Nall.

On the first show of 2007, Craig ran about an hour late for the show, illuminating the team's undivided devotion to the Sunday afternoon slot.

When Liverpool reached the FA Cup final again, McMahon was one of the team's two Scousers ( along with Aldridge ) obliged to perform a localised rap on the official FA Cup final song Anfield Rap, written in a trend-encapsulating rap and house music style by team-mate Craig Johnston.

Future late-night talk show host Craig Kilborn served as the team's radio play-by-play announcer.

The reduction of the team's player payroll, known as the Fire Sale of 1993, began on August 31, 1992 when Craig Lefferts was traded to the Baltimore Orioles.