takes care of his guys By Steve Ellis
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wenty years ago, MSU’s Alumnus magazine featured the
After receiving his graduate degree, he turned down an offer to become
story of James F. “Bo” McKinnis, a 1989 MSU graduate
a Wall Street investment banker to pursue fulltime a less secure—and
who was just beginning a career as a sports agent.
possibly less stable—life representing professional athletes.
McKinnis had spent four years as a manager for Coach Ron Polk’s
Bulldog baseball teams before graduating and moving to Nashville
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So, how’d things turn out for the MSU accounting graduate from Waynesboro, Va.? The answer: very, very well, thank you.
to pursue an MBA at Vanderbilt. While in graduate school, he began
Today, Bo McKinnis is regarded as one of the most respected sports
representing professional baseball players as an agent for former
agents in the business. Last season, two of his clients, David Price of
Bulldog pitcher Pete Young.
the Tampa Bay Rays and R.A. Dickey, then of the New York Mets,
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