Brian McNamee
Brian Gerard McNamee (born c. 1967) is a former New York City police officer, personal trainer, and Major League Baseball strength-and-conditioning coach. He is notable for providing performance-enhancing drugs to Major League Baseball players, and also for testifying against former New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens at a 2008 United States Congressional hearing that concerned the veracity of the 2007 George J. Mitchell Report.
Brian McNamee | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Police career | |
| Department | New York City Police Department (NYPD) |
| Service years | 1990–1993 |
| Rank | Sworn in as a patrolman – 1990 |
| Other work | Roger Clemens' personal trainer, baseball coach |
McNamee, the youngest of eight children born to John Francis McNamee (1925-2020) and Eleanor Margaret Harte (1931-2018), grew up in Breezy Point, Queens. He attended Archbishop Molloy High School. From 1986 to 1989, McNamee was a student at St. John's University in Queens. At one point he was employed at St John's University, teaching in the sports management program. McNamee falsely held himself out to be a doctor. He claimed his doctorate was from Columbus University (Louisiana).