Scotty Stirling

For the ice hockey player, see Scott Stirling. For other people with similar names, see Scott Sterling (disambiguation).

Gordon "Scotty" Stirling (1928/1929 – November 11, 2015) was an American sports executive and a sportswriter.[1] He was a longtime executive and scout in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including 27 years with the Sacramento Kings. In addition to roles with the Golden State Warriors and the New York Knicks, Stirling was the NBA's vice president of basketball operations.[1][2]

Stirling began his career as a reporter with the Oakland Tribune.[3] He later became a general manager for the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League (AFL) and the Oakland Oaks in the American Basketball Association (ABA).[1] He was also the color analyst for Bill King on Raiders radio broadcasts.[citation needed]

Stirling is also credited with being one of the pioneers of fantasy football, helping to invent the concept in the 1960s.[4][5] He later regretted not copyrighting the idea.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Scotty Stirling, Former N.B.A. and Team Executive, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 12, 2015. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ex-NBA executive Gordon 'Scotty' Stirling dies at 86" (Press release). National Basketball Association. November 11, 2015. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Goldaper, Sam (January 4, 1986). "STIRLING: N.B.A. INSIDE MAN". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Hruby, Patrick (December 2, 2013). "THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF FANTASY". Sports on Earth. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Watanabe, Ben (May 7, 2014). "Utah Jazz Executive Donald Stirling Endures 'Strange' Couple Of Weeks". NESN.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Davidson, Joe (November 13, 2015). "Former Kings forward Michael Stewart says Scotty Stirling 'changed my life'". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.