Sam Breadon

Entrepreneur

Birthday July 26, 1876

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace New York City, NY

DEATH DATE May 8, 1949 (72)

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About

Millionaire who owned the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball team from 1920-1947. He had the highest amount of winning seasons of all franchise owners in history.

Before Fame

He earned his fortune as the owner of Pierce-Arrow, an automobile dealership.

Trivia

He was the manager of the Cardinals during the early 1920s.

Family Life

He was born in New York City, and he later moved to St. Louis, Missouri.

Associated With

He and Cardinals coach and club president, Branch Rickey, were largely responsible for making the Cardinals into the multiple World Series-winning team that it became.