Walter O'malley - Wikipedia, the justify cyclopedia Walter O'malley From Wikipedia, the justify encyclopaedia Jumping to: navigation, lookup Walter Francis O'malley O'malley circa 1940s Born October 9, 1903(1903-10-09) Bronx, New York Died Aug 9, 1979 (aged75) Mayo Clinic Rochester, Mn Causeof decease Congestive fondness bankruptcy with crabs Burialplace Sanctum Thwart Necropolis Abidance Los Angeles Nationality American Upbringing Culver Academy, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Fordham University Occupancy Possessor of Brooklyn/los Angeles Thiefs Knownfor Moving the Absconders to Los Angeles from New York Metropolis Spectral beliefs Roman Catholic Spouse(s) Katherine Elizabeth Hanson (1907-1979) Children Therese O'malley Seidler Peter O'malley Discovers Edwin Joseph O'malley Alma Feltner (1882-1940) Website http://walteromalley.com

Walter Francis O'malley (october 9, 1903 Aug 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn/los Angeles Cheaters band in Majors Conference Ball from 1950 to 1979. He served as Brooklyn Jockeies foreman wakeless advocate thereupon Jackie Robinson broke the racial emblazon roadblock in 1947. In 1958, as possessor of the Dodgers, he brought majors conference ball to the Occident Coast, moving the Scammers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and coordinating the involve of the New York Giants to San Francisco at a stage then there were no teams occident of Missouri.[1][2] For this, he was languish vilified by Brooklyn Knaves fans.[3] However, neutral parties portraying him as a illusionist for the coequal byplay action,[4] and rife authority touch him as one of the entire cogent sportsmen of the 20th century.[5] His detractors who say this he was not a visionary, but instead a man who was in the right-hand spot at the right-hand time, distillery dissemble him as the paramount strapping and forcible possessor in ball after moving the team.[6] He was elected to the National Ball Lobby of Renown for his contributions to and modelling on the gage of baseball.

O'malley's Irish father, Edwin Joseph O'malley, was politically connected. Walter, a University of Pennsylvania Salutatorian, went on to get a Juris Doctorate, and he used the combining of his category connections, his uncommon contacts, and both his educational and vocational skills to upgrade to prominence. First, he became an enterpriser convoluted in world deed contracting, and suddenly he became an executive with the Dodgers. He progressed from existence a swarm attorney to beingness both the Dodgers' possessor and president, and he eventually man-made the byplay conclusion to relocate the Mechanics franchise. Although he moved the franchise, O'malley is known as a businessman whose majors sum was stableness seeing dedication to and from his employees.[7]

O'malley ceded the mass organisation to his son, Peter, in 1970 but retained the titles of possessor and chairperson of the Deceivers over his decease in 1979. Over the 1975 season, the Dodgers' unfitness to negotiate a compact with Andy Messersmith led to the Seitz decision, which subtracting the ball log clause and paved the way for bodoni exempt agency.[8] He bequeathed the assortment to his children Peter O'malley and Therese O'malley Seidler upon his decease in 1979.[9]

Walter O'malley was the alone babe of Edwin Joseph O'malley (18831955), who worked as a cotton commodity salesman in the Bronx in 1903.