Gene Monahan

Eugene Monahan (born October 24, 1945 ) is the former head athletic trainer for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He spent 38 years with the Yankees organization and from 1973 until 2011 the oldest of eight children. Monahan graduated from Indiana University in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in physical education.

Career Monahan's connection to the Yankees began when was hired as a batboy in 1962. For ten years, he worked as an athletic trainer and clubhouse attendant in the minor leagues. In 1973, after George Steinbrenner purchased the team, he was hired as an athletic trainer. which doctors now believe originated in his tonsils. He had surgery in January 2010, and underwent radiation therapy for several months, which forced him to miss his first spring training in 48 years. On May 11, 2011, the Yankees announced that Monahan would retire following the 2011 season, and on June 26, 2011, the team honored him at their annual Old-Timers' Day.

Monahan is one of only three members of the Yankee organization to serve the entire length of George Steinbrenner's ownership, but over the years he has often joked he was probably "fired" by The Boss on more occasions than all the Yankee managers combined.

Hendrick Motorsports After retiring from the Yankees, Monahan moved from his home in Little Ferry, New Jersey to Mooresville, North Carolina, where he now works as a consultant for Hendrick Motorsports. Monahan serves as an athletic trainer for Hendrick's pit crew members, most of which come from an athletic background.

Awards In 2011, he was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame.

He has appeared at every Old-Timers' Day since his retirement as of 2024.