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Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player and sports executive. ... Upon his recovery, Rickey and his wife, ...
Branch Rickey, Walter O'Malley, James Lawrence Smith, and James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey: 1945–1950: Rickey, O'Malley & Smith buy out the Ebbets Estate [1] 11: Walter O'Malley, Mrs. Smith and James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey: 1950–1958: James Smith dies, leaving his shares to his wife; O'Malley buys out Rickey [1] 12: Walter O'Malley and James ...
Wesley Branch Rickey Jr. (January 31, 1914 – April 10, 1961) was an American front office executive in Major League Baseball.The son of Baseball Hall of Fame club executive Branch Rickey, who among his many achievements invented the farm system and led the movement within Organized Baseball to break the color line, Branch Jr. — called "The Twig" by many — was a highly respected farm ...
Branch Rickey was the Cardinals' first official GM – however, his role initially called for him to function more as a business manager – as he pioneered certain functions attributed to the contemporary GM, such as developing the forerunner of the minor league farm system that all Major League Baseball franchises use today. Rickey is also ...
William Alfred Shea (/ ʃ eɪ / SHAY; June 21, 1907 – October 2, 1991) was an American lawyer, philanthropist, civic leader and sports team owner.He co-founded the law firm of Shea & Gould in 1964 and established the Continental League with Branch Rickey, which was instrumental in breaking down the Major League Baseball expansion barrier leading to approximately half of the existing MLB ...
His wife and three daughters offered a statement, confirming his passing. “A legend on and off the field, Rickey was a devoted son, dad, friend, grandfather, brother, uncle, and a truly humble ...
Ex-wife of slain Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan charged with first degree murder. 02:05, Graeme Massie. The ex-wife of slain Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan, who was fatally shot by a gunman as ...
Elizabeth Rickey was born on June 11, 1956, in Lafayette, Louisiana, to Horace B. Rickey Jr., a United States Army lieutenant colonel in World War II, and his wife Flora Ann Womback. She had a brother named Robert and her uncle, Branch Rickey, was the first to sign an African American baseball player, Jackie Robinson, to an MLB team. [1]