Cam Bonifay

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Cameron Hubert Bonifay (born 1952, St. Petersburg, Florida) is a former major league baseball executive and scout, best known as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1993 to 2001.

Bonifay's father was a minor league general manager for several teams in the farm systems of the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds. His own career in sports began as a football placekicker and third baseman at Georgia Tech in the early 1970's. While at Georgia Tech, Bonifay set and tied many records in football as well as baseball. Bonifay was not drafted but signed on as an undrafted free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals and played two years of Minor League Baseball. Bonifay stopped playing after he was plagued with knee problems. Bonifay went back to Georgia Tech and became an Assistant Coach under Jim Morris. In 1982, Bonifay became a scout with the Cincinnati Reds and he was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame for his achievements in baseball. In 1993, he became General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates and in 1997, he was named General Manager of the year. After he was fired in 2001 by Pirates owner Kevin McClatchy, Bonifay signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as their director of player development and scouting. He was fired from that position in the offseason of 2005. Bonifay has signed on with the St. Louis Cardinals as a pro scout for two years starting in the 2007 season.

Bonifay now lives with his family in Pfafftown, North Carolina.