Who is identified as the first sports agent?

• A. CC "Cash and Cary" Pyle
• B. David Falk
• C. Leigh Steinberg
• D. Scott Boras

Answer: (A)

Understanding who first took on the role of representing athletes helps here. CC "Cash and Cary" Pyle is widely seen as the first sports agent because, in the 1920s, he began handling athlete contracts and promotions, effectively creating the template for professional athlete representation. His work laid the groundwork for how athletes are advised, marketed, and monetized beyond just playing.

The other names became prominent later and in different sports—David Falk in basketball, Leigh Steinberg in football, and Scott Boras in baseball—helping to evolve and reshape the agency business, but they aren’t the originators of the modern sports-agent role.