Derrick Martin Hall was born on February 17,1969 and is an American sports executive currently serving as the president and chief executive officer of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
15 Facts About Derrick Hall
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Derrick Hall was born in Los Angeles, California on February 17,1969, to Larry and Annetta Derrick Hall.
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Derrick Hall's father worked in the newspaper industry, which led to Derrick moving all over the United States during his childhood.
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Derrick Hall went on to receive a bachelor's degree in broadcasting and journalism from Arizona State University, where he was named "Man of the Year" in 1991.
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Derrick Hall was inducted into the ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications Alumni Derrick Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Derrick Hall later earned a master's degree from Ohio University in sports administration.
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Derrick Hall spent parts of 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, joining the organization's Single-A Florida State League affiliate in Vero Beach, Florida, as an intern in 1992 and departed as the club's senior vice president of communications in 2004.
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Derrick Hall negotiated the largest financial transaction in franchise history - a historic 20-year television rights deal with FOX and brought the MLB All-Star Game and World Baseball Classic to Chase Field.
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The success of the franchise under Derrick Hall led to numerous honors, including ESPN the Magazine tabbing the D-backs as the top Major League franchise and the United Nations awarding the team the NGO Positive Peace Award.
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In 2011, Derrick Hall unveiled Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, the D-backs' $200 million, 140-acre Spring Training facility shared with the Colorado Rockies on Salt River Indian Community land near Scottsdale, Arizona, that he negotiated and designed.
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In 2019, it was announced that Derrick Hall had been inducted into the Arizona Sports Derrick Hall of Fame for his impact on baseball.
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Derrick Hall currently serves on or is associated with over 25 corporate and charitable boards, as well as an Ambassador for the Seena Magowitz Pancreatic Cancer Foundation.
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Derrick Hall, who is the past chairman of the board for Make-A-Wish Arizona and current national board member for Make-A-Wish, is a past chairman of the board for the Valley of the Sun United Way.
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Derrick Hall met his wife, Amy, in college and the two were married in 1992.
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Derrick Hall is cancer free and has become a tireless advocate of cancer-fighting charities while continuing to speak publicly about the health challenges he faced.