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Walter O'Malley

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Walter O'Malley

Original Name
Walter Francis O'Malley
Birth
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Death
9 Aug 1979 (aged 75)
Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot
Section P, Lot 526, Grave 5
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Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Team Owner. He owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team from 1950 to 1979, and was responsible from moving the team from Brooklyn, New York to Los Angeles, California in 1958. Despite being vilified for the move, his actions opened up the West Coast of the United States to major league sport franchises. In 2008, he was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee.
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Team Owner. He owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team from 1950 to 1979, and was responsible from moving the team from Brooklyn, New York to Los Angeles, California in 1958. Despite being vilified for the move, his actions opened up the West Coast of the United States to major league sport franchises. In 2008, he was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Apr 28, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5262/walter-o'malley: accessed ), memorial page for Walter O'Malley (9 Oct 1903–9 Aug 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5262, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.