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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 · His father was president of the Chicago Cubs and Bill spent his childhood at Wrigley Field, Bill Veeck lost a leg in World War II but late in life still loved to clamber into the bleachers, dance, and drink beer.
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. [3]
But it was in that war zone that he was seriously wounded. An antiaircraft gun he was firing recoiled, smashing his right leg, which became infected. He was shipped back to the United States for treatment. After spending 15 of the 21 months he was in uniform in hospitals, part of his leg was amputated.
His baseball-owner opponents would have added “un” to the front of “balanced.”. In the process of bearding the game’s establishment, in attempting to be in front of trends to make money, draw more fans and ad-vance a personal, liberal philosophy, star promoter Veeck. both succeeded and failed.
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.
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Jun 21, 2005 · A happy rebel against “the simple pieties of baseball,” Veeck limped along on an artificial leg, dreaming up outrageous stunts to lure fans to the ball park.
