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About Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Dreyfuss
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Team Owner. Born in Freiburg, Germany, he emigrated to America in 1881, enjoyed the game of baseball and organized amateur baseball teams first for the distillery workers, then semi-pro clubs around Louisville. In 1890, he obtained part ownership of the Louisville Colonels, then a Major League team in the American Association and in 1899, he acquired full ownership of the Pittsburgh Pirates National League team. During his 32 year (1900-32), reign as president and general manager of the Pirates, he built the first modern steel-frame tripletier stadium, Forbes Field, in 1909 and is credited as the innovator who created baseball's World Series. The Pittsburgh Pirates finished in the first division 26 times, winning six pennants in (1901-03, 1909, 1925, 1927) and the World Series in 1909 and 1925. Dreyfuss was also a pioneer in professional football, as co-owner and manager of the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, winners of the pro football championship in 1898. He died at age 66 in New York City and at the time of his death, was vice president of the National League. In 1979, he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: pneumonia
Burial: West View Cemetery Pittsburgh Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Section B, Plot 152, grave #3
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Team Owner. Born in Freiburg, Germany, he emigrated to America in 1881, enjoyed the game of baseball and organized amateur baseball teams first for the distillery workers, then semi-pro clubs around Louisville. In 1890, he obtained part ownership of the Louisville Colonels, then a Major League team in the American Association and in 1899, he acquired full ownership of the Pittsburgh Pirates National League team. During his 32 year (1900-32), reign as president and general manager of the Pirates, he built the first modern steel-frame tripletier stadium, Forbes Field, in 1909 and is credited as the innovator who created baseball's World Series. The Pittsburgh Pirates finished in the first division 26 times, winning six pennants in (1901-03, 1909, 1925, 1927) and the World Series in 1909 and 1925. Dreyfuss was also a pioneer in professional football, as co-owner and manager of the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, winners of the pro football championship in 1898. He died at age 66 in New York City and at the time of his death, was vice president of the National League. In 1979, he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: pneumonia
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Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss's Timeline
| 1865 |
February 23, 1865
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
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| 1896 |
November 9, 1896
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Kentucky, United States
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| 1898 |
April 30, 1898
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Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
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| 1932 |
February 5, 1932
Age 66
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Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York County, New York, United States
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February 5, 1932
Age 66
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West View Cemetery, Ross Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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