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Veeck

American  
[vek] / vɛk /

noun

  1. William Louis, Jr., 1914–86, U.S. baseball team owner and promoter.


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ProPublica’s 2021 article traced how owners, starting with the late baseball showman Bill Veeck decades ago, persuaded the IRS to accept a “gimmick” that allows owners to take massive depreciation write-offs.

From Salon • May 2, 2024

Bill Veeck, the owner of the Barons and Cleveland’s big league team, made Toma the head groundskeeper of the Barons at 16.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2023

That group also includes Bill Veeck and Richard E. Jacobs, two of the team’s former owners.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023

Veeck, the former Indians owner, tried to buy the Senators in 1967, and he planned to install Elston Howard as the sport’s first Black manager.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022

Quite obviously Mr. Sherwin has never been to a minor league game or heard of Bill Veeck.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2022