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William Alfred Shea (June 21, 1907 – October 2, 1991) was an American lawyer and sports team owner.[1]

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  1. 75 relations: Alex Pompez, American Basketball Association, American League, Atlanta Braves, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Barry Larkin, Bill Veeck, Boston Yanks, Bowie Kuhn, Branch Rickey, Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Nets, Brooklyn Public Library, Casey Stengel, Chipper Jones, Cincinnati Reds, Citi Field, Clark Griffith, Continental League, David Wright, Ford Frick, George Washington Educational Campus, George Weiss (baseball), Georgetown Hoyas football, Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball, Georgetown University, Georgetown University Law Center, Gil Hodges, Happy Chandler, Harlem, Harry Wismer, Houston Astros, J. L. Wilkinson, Jackie Robinson, Lamar Hunt, Larry MacPhail, Lee MacPhail, Little League Baseball, Little League World Series, Los Angeles Angels, Marcus Garvey Park, Mike Piazza, Nassau Coliseum, Nassau County, New York, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, New York City, New York Giants (baseball), ... Expand index (25 more) »

  2. New York Mets
  3. Washington Redskins owners

Alex Pompez

Alejandro "Alex" Pompez (May 3, 1890 – March 14, 1974) was an American executive in Negro league baseball who owned the Cuban Stars (East) and New York Cubans franchises from 1916 to 1950.

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American Basketball Association

The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball major league from 1967 to 1976.

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is the younger of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Bachelor of Laws

A Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners.

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Barry Larkin

Barry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964) is an American former professional baseball shortstop.

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Bill Veeck

William Louis Veeck Jr. (February 9, 1914 – January 2, 1986), also known as "Sport Shirt Bill" and "Wild Bill", was an American Major League Baseball franchise owner and promoter.

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Boston Yanks

The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts, that played from 1944 to 1948.

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Bowie Kuhn

Bowie Kent Kuhn (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.

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Branch Rickey

Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player and sports executive. William Shea and Branch Rickey are baseball executives.

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Brooklyn Dodgers

The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays, next year in 1884 becoming a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890.

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Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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Brooklyn Public Library

The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is the public library system of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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Casey Stengel

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel (July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager, best known as the manager of the championship New York Yankees of the 1950s and later, the expansion New York Mets.

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Chipper Jones

Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones Jr. (born April 24, 1972) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves from 1993 to 2012.

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Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati.

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Citi Field

Citi Field is a baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the borough of Queens, New York City, United States.

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Clark Griffith

Clark Calvin Griffith (November 20, 1869 – October 27, 1955), nicknamed "the Old Fox", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, manager and team owner.

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Continental League

The Continental League of Professional Baseball Clubs (known as the Continental League or CL) was a proposed third major league for baseball in the United States and Canada.

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David Wright

David Allen Wright (born December 20, 1982) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 14-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Mets.

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Ford Frick

Ford Christopher Frick (December 19, 1894 – April 8, 1978) was an American sportswriter and baseball executive.

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George Washington Educational Campus

The George Washington Educational Campus is a facility of the New York City Department of Education located at 549 Audubon Avenue at West 193rd Street in the Fort George neighborhood of Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, United States.

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George Weiss (baseball)

George Martin Weiss (June 23, 1894 – August 13, 1972) was an American professional baseball executive.

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The Georgetown Hoyas football team represents Georgetown University in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football.

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Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball

The Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball program represents Georgetown University in NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball and the Big East Conference.

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Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.

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Georgetown University Law Center

The Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, a private research university in Washington, D.C., United States.

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Gil Hodges

Gilbert Raymond Hodges (born Hodge; April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Happy Chandler

Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr. (July 14, 1898 – June 15, 1991) was an American politician from Kentucky.

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Harlem

Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan in New York City.

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Harry Wismer

Harry Wismer (June 30, 1913 – December 4, 1967) was an American sports broadcaster and the charter owner of the New York Titans franchise in the American Football League (AFL).

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Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston.

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J. L. Wilkinson

J Leslie Wilkinson (May 14, 1878 – August 21, 1964) was an American sports executive who founded the All Nations baseball club in 1912, and the Negro league baseball team Kansas City Monarchs in 1920.

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Jackie Robinson

Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era.

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Lamar Hunt

Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of American football, soccer, and tennis in the United States.

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Larry MacPhail

Leland Stanford "Larry" MacPhail Sr. (February 3, 1890 – October 1, 1975) was an American lawyer and an executive in Major League Baseball.

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Lee MacPhail

Leland Stanford MacPhail Jr. (October 25, 1917 – November 8, 2012) was an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball. William Shea and Lee MacPhail are baseball executives.

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Little League Baseball

Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization"".

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Little League World Series

The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children (primarily boys) aged 10 to 12 years old, held in the Eastern United States.

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Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area.

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Marcus Garvey Park

Marcus Garvey Park (formerly and also named Mount Morris Park) is a park on the border between the Harlem and East Harlem neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City.

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Mike Piazza

Michael Joseph Piazza (born September 4, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007.

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Nassau Coliseum

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (or simply the Nassau Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, east of New York City.

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Nassau County, New York

Nassau County is a suburban county located on Long Island, immediately to the east of New York City, bordering the Long Island Sound on the north and the open Atlantic Ocean to the south.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).

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National Hockey League

The National Hockey League (NHL; Ligue nationale de hockey, LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Giants (baseball)

The New York Giants were a Major League Baseball team in the National League that began play in the season as the New York Gothams and became known as the Giants in.

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New York Islanders

The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York.

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New York Jets

The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area.

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New York Mets

The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens.

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New York University

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States.

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh.

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Robert F. Wagner Jr.

Robert Ferdinand Wagner II (April 20, 1910 – February 12, 1991) was an American diplomat and politician who served three terms as the mayor of New York City from 1954 through 1965.

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Shea & Gould

Shea & Gould was one of New York's best-known law firms.

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Shea Stadium

Shea Stadium, formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

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Sonny Werblin

David Abraham "Sonny" Werblin (March 17, 1910 – November 21, 1991) was a prominent entertainment industry executive and sports impresario who was an owner of the New York Jets and chairman of Madison Square Garden, and who built and managed the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

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Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is the annual league championship game of the National Football League (NFL) of the United States.

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Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Tom Seaver

George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944 – August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Tom Yawkey

Thomas Austin Yawkey, born Thomas Yawkey Austin (February 21, 1903 – July 9, 1976) was an American industrialist and Major League Baseball executive.

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Walter O'Malley

Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9, 1903 – August 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979. William Shea and Walter O'Malley are American sports businesspeople.

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Warren Giles

Warren Crandall Giles (May 28, 1896 – February 7, 1979) was an American professional baseball executive.

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Washington Commanders

The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area.

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Washington Heights, Manhattan

Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

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Washington Senators (1961–1971)

The Washington Senators baseball team was one of the American League's first expansion franchises.

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Will Harridge

William Harridge (October 16, 1883 – April 9, 1971) was an American executive in professional baseball whose most significant role was as president of the American League (AL) from 1931 to 1959.

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Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Williamsport is a city in and the county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Zeta Psi

Zeta Psi (ΖΨ) is a collegiate fraternity.

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1992 New York Mets season

The 1992 New York Mets season was the 31st regular season for the Mets.

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See also

New York Mets

Washington Redskins owners

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shea

Also known as Bill Shea, Shea, William, William A Shea, William A. Shea.

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