G. B. Key
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| Born | February 25, 1885 Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Died | August 16, 1969 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Howard University Medical School |
| Occupation | Baseball team co-owner, executive, and league president |
Dr. George Bernard Key[1] (February 25, 1885 - August 16, 1969) was a baseball team co-owner, executive, and league president.[2] He served as president of the Negro National League[3] succeeding Rube Foster.[4]
He acquired the Giants from Charlie Mills in 1921.[5]
He was vice president of the St. Louis Stars (baseball) in 1926.[6] The team played at Stars Park.
He was Grand Master of the masons fraternal organization in St. Louis, Missouri.[7]
He drove a green Continental Mark II.[8]
Homer G. Phillips Hospital? Obstetrician and gynecologist? He made house calls.[9]
George Bernard Key Endowment Fund?
He was born in Prince George's County, Maryland.[10] He graduated from Howard University Medical School. Later in life he lived with his wife Pocahontas at 5525 Chamberlain Avenue in Rochester, Minnesota where he had a general practice and died. A philanthropist, he was involved in various organizations.[11]
He had a brother and two sisters.[12]
References
- ↑ Bak, Richard (April 11, 1994). Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars: The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2582-3 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "G. B. Key - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". mail.seamheads.com.
- ↑ Smith, Courtney Michelle (January 26, 2017). Ed Bolden and Black Baseball in Philadelphia. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7849-1 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Lester, Larry (September 14, 2012). Rube Foster in His Time: On the Field and in the Papers with Black Baseball's Greatest Visionary. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3927-0 – via Google Books.
- ↑ O'Neill, Dan (November 14, 2016). "Historic photo revives interest in Negro League's St. Louis Stars". STLtoday.com.
- ↑ "1926 St. Louis Stars - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com.
- ↑ Wright, John Aaron (April 11, 2002). Discovering African American St. Louis: A Guide to Historic Sites. Missouri History Museum. ISBN 978-1-883982-45-4 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Company, Johnson Publishing (November 21, 1957). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Smith v. St. Louis Public Service Co., 235 S.W.2d 102 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com.
- ↑ Beckford, Geraldine Rhoades (March 9, 2013). "Biographical Dictionary of American Physicians of African Ancestry, 1800-1920". Africana Homestead Legacy Pb – via Google Books.
- ↑ "St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri". Newspapers.com. August 20, 1969.
- ↑ https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_2magritte_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280605943/1951042201/0075.pdf
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