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Dan Topping | |
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Born | Daniel Reid Topping June 11, 1912 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | May 18, 1974 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | (aged 61)
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
Alma mater | Hun School of Princeton, University of Pennsylvania |
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Spouses | Theodora Boettger
(m. 1932; div. 1935)Alice Lowthers
(m. 1954; div. 1958)Charlotte Lillard (m. 1957) |
Children | 9, including Dan Jr. |
Baseball career |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Daniel Reid Topping (June 11, 1912 – May 18, 1974) was a part owner and president of the New York Yankees baseball team from 1945 to 1964. During Topping's tenure as chief executive of the Yankees, the team won 14 American League pennants and ten World Series championships.[1]