Bowie Kuhn
Bowie Kuhn | |
|---|---|
Kuhn in 1982 | |
| 5th Commissioner of Baseball | |
| In office February 4, 1969 – September 30, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | William Eckert |
| Succeeded by | Peter Ueberroth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bowie Kent Kuhn October 28, 1926 Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | March 15, 2007 (aged 80) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Luisa Degener (m. 1955) |
| Children | 2 children, 2 step-children |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
|
Baseball career | |
| Member of the National | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2008 |
| Vote | 83.3% |
| Election method | Veterans Committee |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "imagesize". Replace with "image_size".
Bowie Kent Kuhn (/ˈbuːi ˈkjuːn/; October 28, 1926 – March 15, 2007) was an American lawyer and sports administrator who served as the fifth commissioner of Major League Baseball from February 4, 1969, to September 30, 1984. He served as legal counsel for Major League Baseball owners for almost 20 years prior to his election as commissioner.
Kuhn was named The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year in 1983 and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.