Bud Selig

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Bud Selig

American sports executive

Also known as: Allan H. Selig

Written by Sherman Hollar

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Byname of:: Allan H. Selig

Born:: July 30, 1934, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. (age 90)

Awards And Honors:: Baseball Hall of Fame (2017)

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Bud Selig (born July 30, 1934, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.) is an American businessman who served as the de facto (1992–98) and official (1998–2015) commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB). After earning a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1956, Selig served two years in the military before returning to Milwaukee to work as a car dealer. An avid baseball fan, he eventually became the largest public stockholder in the Milwaukee Braves franchise, and, when the team moved to Atlanta in 1965, he organized a group of investors to bring a major ...(100 of 683 words)

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