Boyd Polhamus Archives

By ALAN SNEL Attendance for National Finals Rodeo at Thomas & Mack Center neared 170,000 for its 10-day run.

NFR General Manager Shawn Davis, who just turned 77, is handing the reins of the GM job to longtime NFR announcer Boyd Polhamus during the next three years. Photo credit: Erik John Ricardo/LVSportsBiz.com

National Finals Rodeo

NFR History In The Making As General Manager Shawn Davis Phases Out and NFR Announcer Boyd Polhamus Takes Over GM Reins (Eventually)

December 12, 2017 Alan Snel Boyd Polhamus, Shawn Davis

By ALAN SNEL He’s the legend behind the National Finals Rodeo, but 77-year-old NFR General Manager Shawn Davis needs

July 5, 2021

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

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Hirings and Firings:

Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas said the Aces are not renewing the contract of General Manager Natalie Williams. The Aces hired Williams as the team’s general manager in April 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights said the NHL club has signed defenseman Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,425,000.

Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz number for 2024: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.