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The 43rd president of the United States of America was seen taking in the game three of the ALDS between the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers
President Bush attended the game with his wife Laura as the Rangers faced off against the Houston Astros in the American League Championship series.
President George W. Bush has a strong connection to the Rangers after purchasing a small stake in the team in 1989. Former U.S. President, Texas Rangers owner to throw out World Series first pitch ...
Majority owner(s) Dates Ref. 1 Elwood Richard Quesada: 1961–1963 2 James Johnston & James Lemon: 1963–1967 3 James Lemon: 1967–December 3, 1968 4 Bob Short: December 3, 1968–May 29, 1974 [1] 5 Brad Corbett: May 29, 1974–April 29, 1980 [1] 6 Eddie Chiles: April 29, 1980–March 18, 1989 [1] 7 George W. Bush & Edward W. Rose March 18 ...
When the Rangers franchise was sold for $250 million in 1998, at a total profit of $170 million, Bush personally received $14.9 million for his $600,000 investment. [7] As managing general partner of the Rangers, Bush assisted the team's media relations and the construction of a new stadium. [8]
In April 1989, Rangers owner and oil tycoon Eddie Chiles, sold the team to an investment group headed by George W. Bush for $89 million. [27] While his own equity in the team was a small one ($500,000), Bush was named Managing General Partner of the new ownership group. He increased his investment to $600,000 the following year. [28]
Former President George W. Bush is among the Texas Rangers mega-fans celebrating their first World Series championship, saying he’s proud of “this awesome team.” The franchise clinched its ...
Chiles bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in 1980 [2] and served as chairman of the club until 1989 when he sold the team to a group of investors that included the future President of the United States George W. Bush; [1] [3] New York stockbroker Richard Gilder (who later married Chiles' niece, Lois); Frank L. Morsani; and the Mack family.