VP, COO of Iowa Barnstormers dies of COVID-19, family says Share Updated: 6:14 PM CST Dec 27, 2020
VP, COO of Iowa Barnstormers dies of COVID-19, family says Share Updated: 6:14 PM CST Dec 27, 2020
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Show Transcript CAN LEARN FROM HIM. JOHN DID EVERYTHING FOR THE TEAM. JOHN WAS OUR HEART AND SOUL. HE WAS THE FACE OF THE BARNSTORMERS. BEAU: JOHN PETTIT WAS THE SHOW RUNNER FOR THE IOWA BARNSTORMERS SINCE THE RECREATION OF THE ARENA FOOTBALL TEAM IN 2008. BEFORE THAT, HE WORKED FOR NUMEROUS SPORTS TEAMS IN DETRIOT AND NEW YORK AND FIRST CAME TO DES MOINES TO WORK WITH THE DES MOINES STARS HOCKEY TEAM. WHEN HE BEGAN WORKING FOR THE BARNSTORMERS, PETTIT WAS NAMED GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, A ROLE HE DIDN’T TAKE LIGHTLY. ASK JUST ABOUT ANYONE IN THE ORGANIZATION PETTIT WAS A , HANDS-ON EXECUTIVE. THAT WAS ALSO JOHN’S NATURE, HE WAS KIND OF A TAKE-CHARGE KIND OF GUY AND HE DID EVERYTHING FOR THE TEAM. YOU KNOW, HE