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Nov 1, 2022 · On November 1, 1946 — Surgeons amputate the right foot of Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck. Two years before, the colorful executive had suffered a serious injury to his leg in the South Pacific during World War II. Veeck has had a tremendous impact on promotion in a half season of ownership.
May 3, 2019 · Bill Veeck lost a leg in World War II but late in life still loved to clamber into the bleachers, dance, and drink beer. (Bettmann/Getty Images) studying the game and the business.
Veeck suffered painful injuries during the Pacific War that would eventually cost him his leg. In 1943 at the age of 29 he enlisted in the Marine Corps and asked to be sent to a war zone.
During this time a recoiling artillery piece crushed his right leg, requiring amputation first of the foot, and shortly after of the leg above the knee. Over the course of his life he had 36 operations on the leg.
After a stint in the Marines in World War II, during which he lost his right leg, Veeck sought a path into the major leagues. Devising a debenture-stock group that enabled financial backers to put the majority of their money into loans for the team, Veeck was able to become a minority owner of the Cleveland Indians for $268,000 in 1946.
Jan 8, 2012 · Wearing bandages and uniforms of the Revolutionary army, Veeck wore a peg leg and played a fife; his longtime sidekick Rudie Schaffer beat a drum; and manager Paul Richards carried the American flag as the trio marched across the field.
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An accident cost him his right foot and, even after 36 operations over the rest of his life, his leg as well. Before entering the military, Veeck secured backing to buy the Philadelphia...
