| Bill Veeck AKA William Louis Veeck, Jr. Born: 9-Feb-1914
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Died: 2-Jan-1986
Location of death: Chicago, IL
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Baseball Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Chicago White Sox owner Military service: USMC (WWII, injured, amputation of foot/leg) Father: William Veeck, Sr. (sportswriter, d. 1933)
Wife: Eleanor Raymond (m. 1935, div.)
Wife: Mary Frances Ackerman
High School: Hinsdale High School, Hinsdale, IL (three years)
High School: Phillips Academy Andover (1932)
University: Kenyon College (one year, dropped out)
Baseball Hall of Fame 1991
Purple Heart
Lung Removal (1984)
Risk Factors: Amputee
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Chicago Cubs Treasurer
Milwaukee Brewers Owner (1941-45, with Charlie Grimm)
Cleveland Indians Owner (1946-49)
St. Louis Browns Owner (1951-53?)
Chicago White Sox Owner (partial 1959-61, full owner 1975-81)
Author of books:
Veeck as in Wreck (1962, with Ed Linn)
The Hustler's Handbook (1965, with Ed Linn)
Thirty Tons a Day (1972, with Ed Linn)
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