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Talk:Gene Hallman#requestedit

Expand Early Life

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Hi. My name is _Carrie Coleman__ and I work for Gene Hallman. I would like to propose some additions and trims (lots of trims) to get the page more aligned with Wikipedia's standards, reduce reliance on weak citations, reduce promotionalism, etc. in a manner that conforms with WP:COI. I'd like to start off with a small expansion of the "Education" section, I'd like to expand to "Early life and education" to include when he was born and other details. I've outlined it in a diff below:

1. Education
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== Education   == Hallman received his bachelor's degree in economics from the College of Charleston in 1982, then completed his MBA from the University of South Carolina in 1985.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Rubin E. |date=March 22, 2022 |title=The Sporting Life: Hallman's Career Path Lands Him in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.otmj.com/the-sporting-life-hallmans-career-path-lands-him-in-the-alabama-sports-hall-of-fame/ |work=Over The Mountain Journal}}</ref>
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== Early life and education == Hallman was born circa 1960<ref name="journal">{{cite journal|url=https://www.otmj.com/the-sporting-life-hallmans-career-path-lands-him-in-the-alabama-sports-hall-of-fame/|journal=Over the Mountain Journal|date=March 22, 2022|title=The Sporting Life: Hallman’s Career Path Lands Him in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame|first=Rubin|last=Grant}}</ref> in [[Anderson, South Carolina]]. His family moved to [[Irmo, South Carolina]] when he was a child. Hallman graduated from Irmo High School.<ref name="“independent”">{{cite news|date=May 29, 2005|newspaper=Anderson Independent Mail|page=Section C|title=Story of Success}}</ref> Hallman received his bachelor's degree in economics from the College of Charleston in 1982, then completed his MBA from the University of South Carolina in 1985.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Rubin E. |date=March 22, 2022 |title=The Sporting Life: Hallman's Career Path Lands Him in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.otmj.com/the-sporting-life-hallmans-career-path-lands-him-in-the-alabama-sports-hall-of-fame/ |work=Over The Mountain Journal}}</ref>
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References

Explanation: Adding more cited content regarding his early life.

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to be of further assistance. Carriepcoleman (talk) 19:10, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Rusalkii (talk) 21:49, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Carriepcoleman (talk) 16:06, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Career Section

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The current "Career" section is flooded with citations to short blurbs that merely quote Hallman or briefly mention him in passing (see e.g. [1][2][3][4][5]). These citations are generally used to list all of the individual events Mr. Hallman has helped organize and the success of those events.

I suggest the Career section be replaced with the more concise, well-cited, and more neutral draft below. This draft would leave just one phrase left boasting about the success of his events ("gained a reputation...as a well-run tournament"), but the cited source explains how the reputation of that event was a turning point in his career. The draft would also add more about his early career and more closely resemble what the cited sources actually say.

Proposed New Career Section

Initially, Hallman worked for NCR Corporation.[1][2] In 1990, he decided to pursue a career in sports after reading an article about sports entrepreneur Mark McCormack[3] in Sports Illustrated.[4] Hallman quit his job[1] and started working as a self-employed agent for golfers, such as the PGA Tour's Corey Pavin.[3] He moved to Birmingham, Alabama, in November 1991 to serve as a director for a new tournament on the Senior PGA tour.[3][5] That particular tournament "gained a reputation among both golfers and spectators as a well-run tournament..."[3]

In 1995, when the Bruno's grocery chain was sold, former Bruno's CEO Ronald Bruno and Hallman co-founded the firm Bruno Event Team together.[3] Over time, the business expanded to other sports, in addition to golf.[6] It was largely a local business in Birmingham, until it started expanding in the early 2000s with events for the U.S. Women's Open.[6] Bruno also organized the soccer matches at Legion Field for the 1996 Summer Olympics.[7][3]

The Bruno Event Team became one of the largest sporting events management firms.[1][8] Bruno sold his interest in the company in 2022, when he retired.[3] The company was renamed to Eventive Sports, then was acquired by a company called Troon in 2024.[9] In 2022, Hallman was awarded the Distinguished American Sportsman Award by the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.[3][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Grant, Rubin (March 22, 2022). "The Sporting Life: Hallman's Career Path Lands Him in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame". Over the Mountain Journal.
  2. ^ "Story of Success". Anderson Independent Mail. May 29, 2005. p. Section C.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Estes, Cary (April 29, 2022). "Gene Hallman: Impacting Alabama's sports scene for 30 years". Business Alabama Magazine. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Patterson, Nick (April 29, 2022). "A lifetime in sports: Gene Hallman: From Regions Tradition to World Games to USFL, it's all about community". HooverSun.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Villanueva, Andre (July 10, 2022). "Bruno Event Team: The Secret Behind The World Games". Doing More Today. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Estes, Cary (December 2008). "Managing the Details". Birmingham.
  7. ^ McGowin, Warner (April 2004). "Birmingham's Sports Ambassador". SouthernLiving. pp. 12–15.
  8. ^ a b Heim, Mark (December 10, 2021). "Alabama Sports Hall of Fame to recognize Gene Hallman". al. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "Eventive Sports acquired by Arizona company". Business Alabama Magazine. January 5, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

Per WP:COI, I defer to any feedback from impartial editors like @Rusalkii:, who helped with my last request. Carriepcoleman (talk) 16:13, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Encoded  Talk 💬 17:22, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Rework of Lead Section

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I propose the following rework of the Lead:

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'''Gene Hallman Jr.''' (born December 22, 1959) is an American sports marketing and event management entrepreneur based in Birmingham, Alabama and named "one of Alabama's most influential sports businesspeople".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scarbinsky |first=Kevin |date=August 2, 2017 |title="Ranking the Top 25 Most Influential People in Alabama Sports." |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2017/08/top_25_most_influential_people.html |work=AL.com}}</ref> Hallman co-founded [[Bruno Event Team]] in 1996, growing the company to provide sporting event management services to a wide variety of sports in more than 30 states, Canada, and Bermuda.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2010-07-06 |title=Ala. sports marketing company carves niche in golf |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=golfonline&id=5358080 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> The company was renamed Eventive Sports in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-14 |title=Bruno Event Team Announces Rebrand to Eventive Sports |url=https://apnews.com/press-release/globe-newswire/business-texas-globe-newswire-0bb709cef550ac1230c8b409d9c2b1fd |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-14 |title=Bruno Event Team Announces Rebrand to Eventive Sports |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bruno-event-team-announces-rebrand-131300127.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}</ref> Eventive Sports was acquired by Troon, the world’s largest golf-related hospitality service company, in January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heim |first=Mark |date=2024-01-04 |title=Troon acquires Birmingham's Eventive Sports, which will continue to manage events |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2024/01/troon-acquires-birminghams-eventive-sports-which-will-continue-to-manage-events.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=al |language=en}}</ref> Hallman serves as the President of Eventive Sports, which has more than 80 employees in the United States and Bermuda. In 2022, Hallman was inducted into the [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]] as a Distinguished American Sportsman<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heim |first=Mark |date=December 10, 2021 |title=Alabama Sports Hall of Fame to recognize Gene Hallman |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2021/12/alabama-sports-hall-of-fame-to-recognize-gene-hallman.html |work=AL.com}}</ref> and the Birmingham Golf Hall of Fame in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Ian |date=March 29, 2012 |title=Mary Isbell, Gene Hallman join Birmingham Golf Association Hall of Fame |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2012/03/mary_isbell_gene_hallman_join.html |work=The Birmingham News}}</ref> He was named the 2017 Birmingham Business Journal CEO of the Year,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rebman |first=Stephanie |date=December 8, 2017 |title=Winners unveiled in BBJ's 2017 CEO Awards |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2017/12/08/winners-unveiled-in-bbjs-2017-ceo-awards.html |work=Birmingham Business Journal}}</ref> the 1995 Birmingham Person of the Year,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1995 |title=Birminghamians of the Year |work=Birmingham Magazine}}</ref> the 1996 Birmingham Man of the Year,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hubbard |first=Russell |date=January 1997 |title=Olympic promoters Lemak, Hallman share 1996 "Man of the Year" honor}}</ref> the 1996 Alabama Marketer of the Year by the [[American Marketing Association]], and the 2003 Citizen of the Year by the [[March of Dimes]].
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'''Gene Hallman''' is a sports event entrepreneur. He is best known for developing [[Birmingham, Alabama]]'s reputation for sports tourism.<ref name="southern">{{cite news|newspaper=SouthernLiving|title=Birmingham’s Sports Ambassador|pages=12-15|date=April 2004|first=Warner|last=McGowin}}</ref> Hallman is the President and co-founder of sports event company Eventive Sports. He also serves as the CEO of Bruno Hospitality, ZOOM Motorsports,<ref name="journal">{{cite journal|url=https://www.otmj.com/the-sporting-life-hallmans-career-path-lands-him-in-the-alabama-sports-hall-of-fame/|journal=Over the Mountain Journal|date=March 22, 2022|title=The Sporting Life: Hallman’s Career Path Lands Him in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame|first=Rubin|last=Grant}}</ref> and the non-profit, Alabama Sports Foundation.<ref name="t821">{{cite web | last=Anderson | first=Jon | title=Hoover overcame unprecedented competition to keep SEC Baseball Tournament, officials said | website=HooverSun.com | date=June 3, 2016 | url=https://hooversun.com/sports/hoover-overcame-unprecedented-competition-to-keep-sec-baseba/ | access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref><ref name="“independent”">{{cite news|date=May 29, 2005|newspaper=Anderson Independent Mail|page=Section C|title=Story of Success}}</ref> Hallman was born in South Carolina in 1960. In the early 1990s, he quit his job and moved to Birmingham, where he organized a Senior PGA TOUR event. Over time, his sporting events business expanded to other sports and geographic areas.
Preview of New Proposed Lead

Gene Hallman is a sports event entrepreneur. He is best known for developing Birmingham, Alabama's reputation for sports tourism.[1] Hallman is the President and co-founder of sports event company Eventive Sports. He also serves as the CEO of Bruno Hospitality, ZOOM Motorsports,[2] and the non-profit, Alabama Sports Council (formerly Alabama Sports Foundation).[3][4] Hallman was born in South Carolina in 1960. In the early 1990s, he quit his job and moved to Birmingham, where he organized a Senior PGA TOUR event. Over time, his sporting events business expanded to other sports and geographic areas.

References

  1. ^ McGowin, Warner (April 2004). "Birmingham's Sports Ambassador". SouthernLiving. pp. 12–15.
  2. ^ Grant, Rubin (March 22, 2022). "The Sporting Life: Hallman's Career Path Lands Him in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame". Over the Mountain Journal.
  3. ^ Anderson, Jon (June 3, 2016). "Hoover overcame unprecedented competition to keep SEC Baseball Tournament, officials said". HooverSun.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Story of Success". Anderson Independent Mail. May 29, 2005. p. Section C.
Explanation: The current Lead is very long and promotional. At least some of the citations are press releases. It focuses almost exclusively on awards. Now that the rest of the page has been replaced with more concise, neutral, and well-cited encyclopedic content, I think it's time to do the same to the Lead to finish up the overhaul of the page into something proper. Carriepcoleman (talk) 15:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]