A. Bartlett Giamatti (1938–1989), president of Yale University and later Commissioner of Major League Baseball
He has contributed to the Pro Football Encyclopedia, the PGA Tour Media Guide, the Archives of the Giamatti Research Center at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Association for Professional Basketball Research, the American Soccer History Archives, the Canadian Football League Record Book, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Rochester Public Library, and the Rochester Museum and Science Center among others.
Giamatti tossed the ceremonial first pitch at the 1989 World Series opener, played in Oakland, California.
Sideways won 3 awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Giamatti) and Best Supporting Actress (Madsen).
The movie Duets starring Gwyneth Paltrow & Paul Giamatti had a scene filmed at the Ramada Inn on Lougheed Highway.