Ticketing Intern: Cody Dunn

The Interns were invited by John Pontius, Memphis Redbirds club director, to the “Party Suite” at the FedEx Forum.

From L to R: Cody Dunn, Jon Brooks, Myself (Dan White), Corey Green

Name: Cody Dunn

Hometown: Memphis

College and major/degree(s): Christian Brothers University: Business with a concentration in Sport Management

Likes: Any sport; favorite is baseball, going to the lake, the ocean, coaching baseball

Dislikes: Chinese food

What’s playing in your iPod?: Empire State of Mind- Jay-Z

What’s on TV: Baseball Tonight!!

Hobbies: coaching, running

Favorite Baseball Team: Chicago Cubs

Favorite Baseball Player of all-time: Ryan Sandberg

Favorite Sports Movie of all-time: Field of Dreams

Favorite Sports Quote: “Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision.”- Muhammad Ali

Best sports moment as a fan or a player: hitting a triple in my last collegiate at bat

Thing you like most about sports: the athletic competition

Why do you want to work in sports?: Growing up I was always around sports. Everyday I was watching or playing some kind of sport; always trying to  learn and get better. A day without sports is a day I want no part of.

What does your specific internship entail?: Ticket Operations, the behind the scene details on suite, season, and single game tickets as well as the managing of the day to day box office operations.

Dream job: To be a GM for a major league baseball team.