Chuck LaMar

Charles G. "Chuck" LaMar (born 1956) was the first general manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise in American Major League Baseball, being hired July 19, 1995 — several months after the Tampa Bay franchise was awarded. It began play in the American League East Division in 1998.

Chuck grew up in Houston, Texas, where his father, Chuck, Sr., was a coach at Willow Creek Little League. He attended Madison High School where he was a three-sport captain. He played college baseball at Texas Christian University. After his senior year, LaMar taught and coached at St. Thomas Catholic High School in Houston. During this time, his high school-aged brother, Dan, was selected in the first round by the Cincinnati Reds.

Larry Smith, former head coach at Texas Wesleyan University, tabbed LaMar to be his assistant coach when Smith took the head coaching job at Indiana University in the Big Ten Conference. LaMar earned his master's degree in physical education from Indiana, then went on to become the head coach at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

In 1985, Lamar left to become a full-time scout with the Cincinnati Reds. LaMar signed the first working agreement between a Mexico and America professional baseball team.

From the Reds, LaMar became the director of minor league operations with the Pittsburgh Pirates, holding the position between 1989-1990. From 1990-1992, the Pirates won three National League East Division titles.

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