Tom Yawkey Quotes


Some men like to go in for polo, for example, and spend thousands of dollars on ponies. Some go nuts for paintings, and give half a million for a hunk of canvas in a fancy frame. But my passion is baseball.


Citations

Nowlin, Bill. Tom Yawkey: Patriarch of the Boston Red Sox. University of Nebraska Press, 2018.

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Tom Yawkey
Tom Yawkey
  • Born: February 21, 1903
  • Died: July 9, 1976
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Businessman

Thomas Austin Yawkey, born Thomas Yawkey Austin, was an American industrialist and Major League Baseball executive. Born in Detroit, Yawkey became president of the Boston Red Sox in 1933 and was the sole owner of the team for 44 seasons, longer than anyone else in baseball history. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980. In 2018, the Red Sox publicly distanced themselves from Yawkey, due to allegations of racism and resistance to baseball's integration.