Emil Sick

Emil Sick
BornJune 3, 1894
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
DiedNovember 10, 1964(1964-11-10) (aged 70)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Resting placeAcacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington
Spouses
  • Kathleen Thelma McPhee (m. 1918-1962)
Martha Gardner
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(m. 1963)​
RelativesShirley Douglas (daughter-in-law)

Emil George Sick (June 3, 1894 – November 10, 1964) was a Canadian-American[1] brewing worker and industrialist in Canada and later the U.S. He is best known for his involvement as owner of baseball teams and stadiums in Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, from the 1930s until 1960.[2][3][4][5][6]

In 1928 he founded, with Frederick McCall, an aviation company, the Great Western Airways that acquired Purple Label Airlines operating Stinson Detroiter.[7]

  1. ^ "Sick, Emil George (1894-1964)". historylink.org. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ Eskenazi, David (April 17, 2020). "Wayback Machine: Seattle first citizen Emil Sick". Sports Press Northwest. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Except from: Seattle Rainiers - Pitchers of Beer, Dan Raley author. http://sportspressnw.com/2011/04/wayback-machine-the-rainiers-pitchers-of-beer/
  4. ^ The 1969 Seattle Pilots: Major League Baseball's One-Year Team, page 7-8, author, Kenneth Hogan
  5. ^ http://www3.telus.net/jgbennie/history.htm Archived 2018-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - Vancouver Baseball History, by Jim Bennie (CKWX radio)
  6. ^ Emil Sick obit from Brewery Gems - http://www.brewerygems.com/emil.htm
  7. ^ "Great Western Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 7 February 2020.