US Sports by Race


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Minorities in Professional Sports                                
                                 
Source: 1993 Racial Report Card                                
Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society                                
Dr. Richard E. Lapchick, Jeffrey R. Benedict                                
(617)-373-4025                                
360 Huntington Ave Suite 161 Boston MA 02115                                
              Percent                  
US Population             White Black Latino Asian Women          
              75% 12% 9% 3% 50%          
                                 
                                 
National Basketball Association                                
  Number           Percent         Index        
  Total White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women
Management 243 185 53 4 1 108 76% 22% 2% 0% 44% 1.01 1.78 -5.54 -7.13 -1.14
Support 160 97 43 14 6 90 61% 27% 9% 4% 56% 0.81 2.76 1.21 1.60 1.40
Total 403 282 96 18 7 198 70% 24% 4% 2% 49% 0.93 2.12 -1.88 -1.55 1.06
                                 
National Football League Front Office                                
  Total White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women
Management 60 46 11 2 1 13 77% 18% 3% 2% 22% 1.02 1.49 -2.75 -1.77 -2.35
Support 38 32 4 1 1 25 84% 11% 3% 3% 66% 1.12 -1.29 -3.83 -1.23 1.18
total 98 78 15 3 2 38 80% 15% 3% 2% 39% 1.06 1.20 -3.11 -1.50 -1.36
                                 
Major League Baseball                                
Office of the Commisioner                                
  Total White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women
1988 49 40 5 4 0 24 82% 10% 8% 0% 49% 1.09 -1.29 -1.20 #DIV/0! -1.11
1992 74 56 11 7 0 41 76% 15% 9% 0% 55% 1.01 1.22 1.04 #DIV/0! 1.10
                                 
Executives/ Department Heads                                
  Total White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women
1989 12 12 0 0 0 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 8% 1.33 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! -7.98
1992 12 10 2 0 0 1 83% 17% 0% 0% 8% 1.11 1.24 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! -6.65
                                 
Owners                                
  Total White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women
NBA             97% 0% 3% 0% 8% 1.29 #DIV/0! -3.87 #DIV/0! -8.06
NFL             100% 0% 0% 0% 12% 1.33 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! -5.54
ML Baseball             98% 1% 0% 1% 12% 1.30 -15.77 #DIV/0! -3.78 -5.43
                                 
Chairman of the Board                                
  Total White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women
NBA 16 16 0 0 0   100%         1.33 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
NFL 13 13 0 0 0   100%         1.33 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
MLB 22 22 0 0 0   100%         1.33 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Total 51 51 0 0 0                      
                                 
Presidents / Chief Executive Officers                                
  Total White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women
NBA 25 25 0 0 0 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 4% 1.33 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! -16.62
NFL 28 27 0 1 0 0 96% 0% 4% 0% 0% 1.28 #DIV/0! -3.23 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
MLB 29 29 0 0 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.33 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Total 82 81 0 1 0 1 99% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1.31 #DIV/0! -9.69 #DIV/0! -53.86
                                 
Vice Presidents                                
  Total White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women
NBA 62 52 9 0 1 4 84% 15% 0% 2% 6% 1.12 1.08 #DIV/0! -2.01 -8.64
NFL 49 46 3 0 0 4 94% 6% 0% 0% 8% 1.25 -2.47 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! -7.65
MLB 103 97 4 1 1 1 94% 4% 1% 1% 1% 1.25 -3.90 -11.61 -3.74 -64.49
Total 214 195 16 1 2 9 91% 7% 0% 1% 4% 1.21 -1.96 -23.34 -3.76 -14.41
                                 
General Managers                                
  Total White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women
NBA 16 11 5 0 0 0 69% 31% 0% 0% 0% 0.91 2.82 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
NFL 16 15 0 1 0 0 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% 1.25 #DIV/0! -1.80 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
MLB 28 28 0 0 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.33 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Total 60 54 5 1 0 0 90% 8% 2% 0% 0% 1.20 -1.74 -6.46 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
                                 
Head Coaches and Managers 1992-93                                
  Total White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women
NBA 27 20 7 0 0 0 74% 26% 0% 0% 0% 0.99 2.18 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
NFL 28 25 2 1 0 0 89% 7% 4% 0% 0% 1.19 -2.01 -2.99 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
MLB 28 22 4 2 0 0 79% 14% 7% 0% 0% 1.04 1.13 -1.32 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Total 83 67 13 3 0 0 81% 16% 4% 0% 0% 1.07 1.21 -2.67 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
1988-89                                
  Total White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women White Black Latino Asian Women
NBA 25 20 5 0 0 0 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% 1.06 1.55 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
NFL 28 28 0 0 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.33 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
MLB 28 27 1 0 0 0 96% 4% 0% 0% 0% 1.28 -4.34 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Total 81 75 6 0 0 0 93% 7% 0% 0% 0% 1.23 -2.01 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!