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The Oakland Motor Car Company of Pontiac, Michigan, was an American automobile manufacturer and division of General Motors.Purchased by General Motors in 1909, the company continued to produce modestly priced automobiles until 1931 when the brand was dropped in favor of the division's Pontiac make.
Kenneth Harry Hofmann (February 15, 1923 – April 22, 2018 [1]) was an American builder, real estate developer, and philanthropist.He was an owner of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League from 1988 to 1997, in partnership with Ken Behring, [2] and of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2005, in partnership with Stephen Schott.
In 1995, he and partner Ken Hofmann purchased the Oakland Athletics from the Walter A. Haas Jr. estate. Under their patronage, general manager Billy Beane's novel management and player-procurement strategies allowed the A's, though a "small-market" club, to make the post-season playoffs despite being restricted by financially limited budgets.
The devoted fan group chose 15 owners to receive the box, selected because maybe — just maybe — there's one more chance to keep the A's in Oakland. Oakland A's fans are sending MLB owners ...
Major League Baseball owners unanimously voted Thursday to approve the relocation of the Oakland Athletics out of the Bay Area to Las Vegas. The franchise is set to start playing baseball in ...
Rising crime in Oakland, California is keeping customers away and hurting sales — leading many small business owners to demand more action from the city and threaten a business tax boycott.
This is a list of team owners and executives of the Athletics. Team owners. Name Years Benjamin Shibe: 1901–1921 Connie Mack: 1901–1954 Earle Mack & Roy Mack:
Charles Oscar Finley (February 22, 1918 – February 19, 1996), nicknamed "Charlie O" or "Charley O", was an American businessman who owned Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics. Finley purchased the franchise while it was located in Kansas City, moving it to Oakland in 1968.