Vince Naimoli
Vincent James Naimoli (September 16, 1937 – August 25, 2019) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was known as the first owner of the Major League Baseball team, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[1] He was born in Paterson, New Jersey.[2]
Naimoli was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy in 2014.[3] He died from problems caused by the disease on August 25, 2019 in St. Petersburg, Florida at the age of 81.[4]
References
- ↑ Chass, Murray. "BASEBALL: NOTEBOOK; Labor Board's Batting Average Could Favor the Players", The New York Times, March 12, 1995. Accessed December 23, 2007
- ↑ "Vince Naimoli" sports.espn.go.com September 10, 2011
- ↑ Former Tampa Bay Rays Owner Vince Naimoli Dead At 81 Years Old
- ↑ Original Rays franchise owner Vince Naimoli dies at age 81