Andrew B. Turnbull
American football executive (1884–1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrew Blair Turnbull (February 26, 1884 – October 17, 1960), was a businessman and American football executive. Turnbull founded and owned the Green Bay Press-Gazette and was the first president of the Green Bay Football Corporation (now called Green Bay Packers, Inc.), the non-profit organization that owns the Green Bay Packers. He served as publisher, general manager, and business manager of the Press-Gazette for 45 years. During the early years of the Green Bay Packers, Turnbull helped convert the team from a privately held franchise to a publicly owned, non-profit corporation. He also helped the team through multiple financially challenging periods, which saw him identified as part of The Hungry Five, a group of early Packers supporters. Between 1923 and 1928, he served as the first president of the Green Bay Football Corporation and remained on the corporation's board of directors and executive committee until 1949. Turnbull died in 1960 and was elected to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1977.
Andrew B. Turnbull | |
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Born | (1884-02-26)February 26, 1884 London, Ontario, Canada |
Died | October 17, 1960(1960-10-17) (aged 76) Allouez, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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Occupation | Newspaper owner |
Known for | President, Green Bay Packers |
President, Green Bay Packers | |
In office 1923–1927 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Ray Evrard |