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Posted on Jan 29, 2010 | Tagged in: sports , Houston
Two of Houston’s athletes made the Bloomberg BusinessWeek 2010 Power 100 List which ranked the most powerful athletes in professional sports. Houston Texans’ Andre Johnson came in at #38 and Houston Rockets’ Yao Ming came in at #68.
What does it take to be one of the most powerful athletes? It’s more than just strength. The Power 100 rankings were based on both “on-field” and “off-field” performance, looking at some of the same questions managers ask when looking at players: “Which player will gaurantee the best chance for winning?” “Will they behave themselves off the field?” “Can I trust them to give 100%?” This year’s ranking focused solely on athletes and while the NBA and NFL took the majority of top spots (22 for NBA players and 21 for NFL players) their rankings are nonetheless impressive as these players made the play both on the field and in their day to day lives.
Andre Johnson of the Houston Texans NFL team came in at #38 in the Power 100 2010 ranking. He is a 2009 First-Team All-Pro, and he has held the consensus best receiver in the NFL title for three years. In 2009 he landed his first TV ad endorsement for Dick’s Sporting Goods for Nike receiving gloves.
Posted on Dec 30, 2009 | Tagged in: sports , Houston
Forbes Magazine did a recent analysis on all the NBA teams and here’s the info on Houston’s top basketball team.
The Houston Rockets have been one of the NBA’s most profitable teams since 2003 when they moved into the Toyota Center owned by Harris County Houston Sports Authority. The Center has a capacity for 18,500 patrons and offers 108 suites and 2900 club seats which generate $40 million yearly. Basketball fans not only have the best seats available to watch the game, they can even enjoy concessions provided by Levy Restaurants in this top notch facility.
The team was purchased by Leslie Alexander in 1993 for $85 million, and has grown to a current value of $470 million. While lost their two highest priced players last season, Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming to injuries, they didn’t lose any steam. Coached by Rick Adelman, who led them to wins in two-thirds of their games in his first two seasons, they were able to stay ahead of their game and make it to the NBA playoffs. In the playoffs they competed against the Lakers, giving them a run for their money as they took them into a seventh game in the second round.
