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TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
AGE: 47
POSITION: Senior Vice President,
Baseball Operations
BIRTHPLACE: Twin Falls, ID
RESIDES: Clearwater, FL
COLLEGE: Texas Christian University
PERSONAL: Wife Cheryl, 1 son & 2 daughters
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As
chairman of the Chuck LaMar Mercury Marine Grand Slam
Celebrity Fishing Tournament, Chuck has raised more than
$1,000,000 during the past seven years for the Tampa Bay-based
Pediatric Cancer Foundation, of which he is also a board
member. He visits patients at All-Children’s Hospital
year-round as part of his tournament. He serves on the
board for the Children’s Dream Fund which grants
“dreams” to seriously ill children. He was
the catalyst in fulfilling a young man’s dream to
fly to Puerto Rico for a fishing trip, and even accompanied
him. Since 1997, he has been honorary chairman of several
events for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay. Chuck
was instrumental in organizing the team’s charitable
foundation, the “Rays of Hope” Foundation.
He serves as a member of the board and participates in
many of the group’s functions such as the Grand
Slam Gala and Rays of Hope Golf Classic. Since 1996, he
has been a member of Clearwater for Youth, an organization
that gives youngsters the chance to participate in sports
while insuring that no child is turned away due to lack
of money. In 1998, Chuck started the “Win-Win Club,”
recruiting supporters to donate funds for each Devil Rays
victory. The Club will surpass the $100,000 mark in donations
this year.
In
his ninth season with the Rays, Chuck LaMar continues
to build baseball’s youngest team based on sound
economic decisions, emphasizing scouting and player development.
Chuck has also worked for the Braves, Pirates and Reds.
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