What is the website for Joey Harrington's sports management firm, Athletes First?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 10 May 2003 18:34 PDT

Hello Madmad-ga,

Joey Harrington’s agent is David Dunn, head of Athletes First. 

Athletes First does not appear to have a website. Would the address
and phone number of this firm be a satisfactory answer to your
question?

There is also an Athletes First Sport Management website based in
Germany but I doubt that it's the website you are seeking.


Thanks
Bobbie7

Here you will find the Athletes First website:

Athletes First
http://www.athletesfirst.net/

To verify that this is the correct site, note that Joey Harrington's
photo is posted on the home page, and he is listed as a "Featured
Client":

Athletes First
http://www.athletesfirst.net/home.asp

In order to locate the site, I searched Whois.net, using the keywords
"Athletes First". I determined that the names athletesfirst.com,
athetesfirst.net, and athletesfirst.org are all registered domain
names, but only athletesfirst.net has an active website. See item 205,
below:

Whois.net
http://www.whois.net/search.cgi2?str=Athletes&pinc=+next+%3E%3E&last_str=Athletes&page=9

Joey Harrington's agent is David Dunn, according to this article:

"Harrington's agent, David Dunn, appealed to the quarterback and
family in part because of his low-key style that doesn't fit the
Hollywood stereotype."

Register Guard
http://www.registerguard.com/news/20020115/1e.sp.bellamy.0115.html

From the athletesfirst.net website, we learn that Dunn is one of the
founders of Athletes First:

"We are Athletes First, the most prolific, effective, and
client-focused representatives in sports management. We are attorneys
Dave Dunn, Joby Branion, and Brian Murphy, and we have spent our
careers earning the trust and respect of top professional athletes.
Our relationships, along with our experience and expertise, have
propelled Athletes First to its current status as the premier deal
negotiator in professional sports."

Athletes First
http://www.athletesfirst.net/about/athletes_about.html

A photo of Dunn with Harrington may be seen here:

Athletes First
http://www.athletesfirst.net/COMMERCE/photoalbum/photoalbumpic.asp?id_passed=21

Here you will find contact information for Athletes First:

Athletes First
http://www.athletesfirst.net/athletes_contact.html

Search terms used:

"joey harrington"
"athletes first"
"david dunn"

I hope this information is useful. If anything is unclear or
incomplete, or if a link does not function, please request
clarification; I'll gladly offer further assistance before you rate my
answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud

Madmad,

This may interest you:

“Last February (2002), David Dunn bolted from Steinberg's SMD Inc. to
launch a competing firm, Athletes First--and took some 50 NFL players
with him. In doing so, he decimated the firm that dominated pro
football for 20 years.”

The firm's founder, Leigh Steinberg sued Dunn, who now has to pay
$44.66-million (U.S.) in damages.

BusinessWeek Online: NOVEMBER 25, 2002 
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_47/b3809126.htm

Thanks

Bobbie7-ga

http://www.athletesfirst.net/home.asp

http://www.burlybrawl.com Not related just blatant advertising.