Lou Gorman

James Gerald "Lou" Gorman (February 18, 1929 – April 1, 2011) was an American baseball executive, and the former general manager of the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He spent more than three decades in baseball operations, as a general manager, assistant GM, farm system director or scouting director, and at the time of his death he was the Red Sox' executive consultant for public affairs with an emphasis on community projects. He also was the coordinator of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, to which he was inducted in 2002. He was inducted in the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.

A native of South Providence, Rhode Island, Gorman grew up a Red Sox fan. At the high school level, at La Salle Academy, Providence, he was an excellent athlete, but was cut from the minors. His Baseball Reference player page records that Gorman played in 16 games for the 1948 Providence Grays of the Class B New England League, compiling a batting average of .036. After his professional playing career stalled, Gorman enrolled in Stonehill College for his bachelor's degree and Bridgewater State College for his master's. Then he joined the United States Navy, where he served more than eight years of active duty, including two tours in Korea, and 34 years in all including his tenure with the United States Navy Reserve. He retired with the rank of captain.