New Hoover Met GM: Veteran Sports Executive Takes Over

HOOVER, AL — A veteran sports executive will take over the management role at the Hoover Met complex. The city selected Shannon James Ealy as the new general manager of the complex, according to a Birmingham Business Journal report.

Ealy will lead the day-to-day operations of the facility in his new role.

Ealy held leadership positions within the UAB athletics department, leading day-to-day operations and overseeing the annual operating budget as well as managing external and internal administrative units and supervising football, basketball, softball and baseball. He also served as interim director of athletics at UAB.

Ealy also served the as vice president of the Alabama Sports Foundation for the Bruno Event Team where he led efforts to produce the SEC Baseball Tournament, SEC Gymnastics Championship, Magic City Classic, SWAC Football Championship, US Olympic Marathon Trials, US Soccer Matches, Pro Beach Volleyball and the Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game.

Read more about the new Hoover Met general manager in the Birmingham Business Journal.