| LC control no. | n 98026360 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | O'Malley, Walter, 1903-1979 |
| Variant(s) | O'Malley, Walter F., 1903-1979 |
| Birth date | 19031009 |
| Death date | 19790809 |
| Place of birth | Bronx (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Rochester (Minn.) |
| Affiliation | Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team) |
| Profession or occupation | Baseball team owners |
| Found in | Library of Congress Manuscript Division for Rickey, B. Papers, 1890-1969 (Walter F. O'Malley; corresp.) WWWA, v. 7 (O'Malley, Walter F.; b. 1903, d. 1979; profl. baseball club owner, Brooklyn, later L. A., Dodgers) Walter O'Malley.com, Dec. 11, 2014 (Walter O'Malley established a legacy as one of sport's top visionaries and businessmen, building a first-class organization based on long-term stability and success. As President of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, one of baseball's most enduring and beloved teams, he inscribed his reputation as an astute owner. In his pioneering move of the Brooklyn Dodgers to the West Coast, he advanced the nationwide growth and success of the sport. O'Malley's crowning achievement was designing, privately financing and building Dodger Stadium, the finest baseball ballpark of its time and, more than 40 years after it opened, remains as one of Los Angeles' most recognizable and popular landmarks.) <http://walteromalley.com/biog_short_index.php> Wikipedia, Dec. 11, 2014 Biography (Walter O'Malley; Walter Francis O'Malley; born October 9, 1903 in the Bronx, N.Y.; died August 9, 1979 Rochester, Minn.; sports executive who owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979. He served as Brooklyn Dodgers chief legal counsel when Jackie Robinson broke the racial color barrier in 1947. In 1958, as owner of the Dodgers, he brought major league baseball to the West Coast, moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and coordinating the move of the New York Giants to San Francisco at a time when there were no teams west of Kansas City, Missouri) |
| Associated language | eng |
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