Talk:Gene Hallman

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Hi. My name is _Carrie Coleman__ and I work for Gene Hallman. I would like to propose some additions and trims (lots of trims) to get the page more aligned with Wikipedia's standards, reduce reliance on weak citations, reduce promotionalism, etc. in a manner that conforms with WP:COI. I'd like to start off with a small expansion of the "Education" section, I'd like to expand to "Early life and education" to include when he was born and other details. I've outlined it in a diff below:

1. Education

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== Education   == Hallman received his bachelor's degree in economics from the College of Charleston in 1982, then completed his MBA from the University of South Carolina in 1985.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Rubin E. |date=March 22, 2022 |title=The Sporting Life: Hallman's Career Path Lands Him in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.otmj.com/the-sporting-life-hallmans-career-path-lands-him-in-the-alabama-sports-hall-of-fame/ |work=Over The Mountain Journal}}</ref>

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== Early life and education == Hallman was born circa 1960<ref name="journal">{{cite journal|url=https://www.otmj.com/the-sporting-life-hallmans-career-path-lands-him-in-the-alabama-sports-hall-of-fame/|journal=Over the Mountain Journal|date=March 22, 2022|title=The Sporting Life: Hallman’s Career Path Lands Him in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame|first=Rubin|last=Grant}}</ref> in [[Anderson, South Carolina]]. His family moved to [[Irmo, South Carolina]] when he was a child. Hallman graduated from Irmo High School.<ref name="“independent”">{{cite news|date=May 29, 2005|newspaper=Anderson Independent Mail|page=Section C|title=Story of Success}}</ref> Hallman received his bachelor's degree in economics from the College of Charleston in 1982, then completed his MBA from the University of South Carolina in 1985.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Rubin E. |date=March 22, 2022 |title=The Sporting Life: Hallman's Career Path Lands Him in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.otmj.com/the-sporting-life-hallmans-career-path-lands-him-in-the-alabama-sports-hall-of-fame/ |work=Over The Mountain Journal}}</ref>

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Explanation: Adding more cited content regarding his early life.

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to be of further assistance. Carriepcoleman (talk) 19:10, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

 Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Rusalkii (talk) 21:49, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

 Done Carriepcoleman (talk) 16:06, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Career Section

The current "Career" section is flooded with citations to short blurbs that merely quote Hallman or briefly mention him in passing (see e.g. [1][2][3][4][5]). These citations are generally used to list all of the individual events Mr. Hallman has helped organize and the success of those events.

I suggest the Career section be replaced with the more concise, well-cited, and more neutral draft below. This draft would leave just one phrase left boasting about the success of his events ("gained a reputation...as a well-run tournament"), but the cited source explains how the reputation of that event was a turning point in his career. The draft would also add more about his early career and more closely resemble what the cited sources actually say.

Proposed New Career Section

Initially, Hallman worked for NCR Corporation. In 1990, he decided to pursue a career in sports after reading an article about sports entrepreneur Mark McCormack in Sports Illustrated. Hallman quit his job and started working as a self-employed agent for golfers, such as the PGA Tour's Corey Pavin. He moved to Birmingham, Alabama, in November 1991 to serve as a director for a new tournament on the Senior PGA tour. That particular tournament "gained a reputation among both golfers and spectators as a well-run tournament..." In 1995, when the Bruno's grocery chain was sold, former Bruno's CEO Ronald Bruno and Hallman co-founded the firm Bruno Event Team together. Over time, the business expanded to other sports, in addition to golf. It was largely a local business in Birmingham, until it started expanding in the early 2000s with events for the U.S. Women's Open. Bruno also organized the soccer matches at Legion Field for the 1996 Summer Olympics. The Bruno Event Team became one of the largest sporting events management firms. Bruno sold his interest in the company in 2022, when he retired. The company was renamed to Eventive Sports, then was acquired by a company called Troon in 2024. In 2022, Hallman was awarded the Distinguished American Sportsman Award by the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. References

Per WP:COI, I defer to any feedback from impartial editors like @Rusalkii:, who helped with my last request. Carriepcoleman (talk) 16:13, 8 April 2025 (UTC)