15 Facts About Ned Colletti

Ned Colletti was general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 through 2014.

Ned Colletti graduated from East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois, and attended Triton College before graduating from Northern Illinois University.

Ned Colletti was inducted into the Triton College Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, the same year as Major League players Kirby Puckett, Lance Johnson, and Jeff Reboulet.

In 1982, Ned Colletti began his Major League career with the Chicago Cubs.

Ned Colletti was a member of the front office when the Cubs won the National League East in 1984 and 1989.

Ned Colletti was honored with Major League Baseball's Robert O Fishel Award for Public Relations Excellence in 1990.

Ned Colletti was promoted to assistant general manager in October 1996.

Ned Colletti was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2005.

Ned Colletti became the 10th general manager in Los Angeles Dodgers history and the fifth in eight years when he was hired on November 16,2005.

On September 6,2019, the San Jose Sharks announced Ned Colletti would join the team as a scout at the National Hockey League and American Hockey League levels.

Ned Colletti is active in several community and charity efforts in Los Angeles.

In October 2011, Colletti joined radio personality Peter Tilden and Colletti's friends from the band Chicago, who played a benefit concert that raised funds for Guide Dogs of America and the Foundation for Fighting Blindness.

Ned Colletti received a prestigious Humanitarian Award from A Place Called Home, located in South Central Los Angeles, which provides at-risk youth with a secure, positive environment.

Vicki Santo, widow of Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame legend Ron Santo, and Ned Colletti established a foundation, RonSantoFoundation.

From 2011 to 2013, actors Tim Robbins and Helen Mirren worked with Ned Colletti to raise more than $100,000 for the organization.