Jamey Rootes

Jamey Rootes (May 9, 1966 – August 22, 2022) was an American sports executive. He served as a long-term president of the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was responsible for the business operations of the team. Before joining the Texans, he was president and general manager of the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.^[1] He went to Clemson University, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and played on the soccer team that won national championships both in 1984 and 1987. He earned an MBA at Indiana University Bloomington, where he also served as an assistant soccer coach.^[2] Rootes worked for the Texans for over 20 years before announcing his resignation in February 2021.^[3][4] Rootes worked as chief executive officer of the Houston Dynamo FC of Major League Soccer and Houston Dash of National Women's Soccer League before stepping down 18 days later.^[5][6] Rootes died on August 21, 2022, at the age of 56.^[7]

References

1. Myers, Jacob (August 23, 2022). "Former Columbus Crew president Jamey Rootes dies at 56". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
2. "Houston Texans:Jamey Rootes". HoustonTexans.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
3. Patra, Kevin (February 10, 2021). "Longtime Texans executive Jamey Rootes resigns from position as team president". NFL.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
4. Barshop, Sarah (February 10, 2021). "Houston Texans president Jamey Rootes has resigned". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
5. "Dynamo hires former Texans executive Jamey Rootes as CEO". Houston Chronicle. June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
6. "Jamey Rootes steps down as Dynamo CEO after just 18 days". Houston Chronicle. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
7. Kubena, Brooks (August 22, 2022). "Former Houston Texans president Jamey Rootes dies at 56". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 23, 2022.