Sentence examples for a player manager from inspiring English sources

A mainstay of the club is the manager, Lou Piniella, once a player, manager and general manager for the Yankees.

The ultimate baseball lifer, Rigney spent 60 years in the game, as a player, manager, coach, scout, broadcaster and executive.

From the start, it was an emotional day for Piniella, a man known for his fiery ways as a player, manager and executive for 48 years.

Johnny Pesky, the star Red Sox shortstop of the 1940s and early '50s who spent seven decades at Fenway Park as a player, manager, coach, broadcaster and instructor, becoming one of Boston's most beloved figures, died Monday in Danvers, Mass.

"Oftentimes, it's the case where a change of scenery makes a big difference to a player," Manager Terry Collins said of Buck, who batted.192 last season for the Marlins.

EVERYONE who's ever been around the game of baseball, whether as a player, manager, youth coach or dedicated fan, knows the feeling of anticipation that comes with opening day.

After working at Gillingham as a player-manager, he then managed Watford, Newcastle, West Ham and Norwich City before he was sacked by the Canaries in 2009.

López has also managed in Venezuela and been a player-manager in Panama.

He helped his new side, managed by a young Brian Clough, to the Second Division title before a player-manager spell with Swindon Town.

That was the last instance of a player-manager, a position once fairly common.

He was a player-manager for the minor league team in Dallas in 1916.