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Magowan, along with a group of investors (including Charles B. Johnson, Scott Seligman, Philip Halperin, Allan Byer, and David S. Wolff) purchased the franchise on January 12, 1993, from the previous owner, Bob Lurie.
By John Roemer. When Giants fans needed a hero, Peter Magowan stepped up to help buy the team, build a gem of a waterfront ballpark, and hire players who garnered four World Series berths and three championships. Peter Alden Magowan, ’64, died January 27 at his home in San Francisco. He was 76.
Feb 1, 2019 · Peter Alden Magowan, the dynamic former Safeway CEO and an owner of the World Series Championship San Francisco Giants, who saved the team from relocating by spearheading a charge to build a...
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Jan 29, 2019 · Magowan, who died Sunday at age 76, accomplished what was once considered absolutely impossible: He got a ballpark built with private funds in downtown San Francisco. And by doing that, he...
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Jan 29, 2019 · How Peter Magowan preserved Giants history, and why one Hall of Famer calls him 'one of the best men I've ever known'. Hours before a playoff game at AT&T Park a few years ago, a crush of fans...
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Jan 28, 2019 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Peter Magowan, the lifelong Giants fan who formed the ownership group that kept the team in San Francisco with a sparkling waterfront ballpark, died Sunday after a battle with cancer.