Fathers and Sons

Bill Veeck
(Baseball owner, executive, and showman)

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  • In two stints as White Sox owner, he...
  • ...wins pennant in 1959, but trades away young talent
  • ... comes close in 1977 via "rent-a-player" strategy
  • '60 Sox break city attendance record set by dad's '29 Cubs
  • His legacy to Sox fans: the exploding scoreboard
  • Father: William Veeck

    • William Veeck's 1929 Cubs set a major league attendance record that stood for years.
    In 1948, Bill won a World Series (with Cleveland) and reclaimed his dad's record
    by drawing over 2,600,000 fans:

  • Like father like son          
  • Them Veecks sure can fill a park!           
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