Nelson Doubleday Jr.

Nelson Doubleday Jr.
Born(1933-07-20)July 20, 1933
Oyster Bay, New York, US
DiedJune 17, 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 81)
Locust Valley, New York, US
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FatherNelson Doubleday
Awards

Nelson Doubleday Jr. (July 20, 1933 – June 17, 2015) was the owner and the next-to-last president and CEO of Doubleday and Company before its sale to Bertelsmann A.G. in 1986. He was instrumental in the company's purchase of the New York Mets in 1980.[1]

After selling Doubleday Publishing, Doubleday personally bought a 50 percent stake in the Mets in 1986, with team president Fred Wilpon buying the remaining 50 percent.[2] Doubleday remained chairman of the board of the Mets, a post which he had held since 1980. In 2002, Doubleday sold his interest in the New York Mets to Wilpon and Wilpon's family, in an acrimonious transaction that saw a dispute over the team's value.[3]

  1. ^ "Doubleday to invest in Mets". The Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. January 24, 1980. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ObserverEvenDuring was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Nelson Doubleday Jr, Publishing Executive and Mets Owner, Dies at 81". The Washington Post. June 18, 2015. p. B6. Retrieved April 10, 2017.