birth_place birth_date spouse article_title name occupation alma_mater
nashville , tennessee , united states 19 july 1940 shirley -lrb- 1959 -- present -rrb- larry schmittou
 larry schmittou entrepreneur baseball owner/executive , vice president of marketing for the texas , rangers -lrb- mlb -rrb- vanderbilt commodores baseball coach , minor league peabody college
larry schmittou

larry schmittou -lrb- born july 19 , 1940 -rrb- is an american entrepreneur and former baseball executive and coach .
he currently owns s&s family entertainment llc , which operates a chain of bowling centers in tennessee , kentucky , ohio , and indiana .
schmittou was the head coach of the vanderbilt commodores , vanderbilt university 's baseball team , from 1968 to 1978 .
from 1978 to 1996 , he owned several minor league baseball teams , beginning with the nashville sounds .
he served as the vice president of marketing for the texas rangers major league baseball club from 1983 to 1986 .
in 2006 , schmittou was elected to the tennessee sports hall of fame .
he was awarded the fred russell lifetime achievement award by the nashville sports council in 2011 .
