Ed McKeever (baseball owner)
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Edward J. McKeever was a construction contractor in Brooklyn in the early 1900s. Ed and his brother Stephen bought half of the Brooklyn Dodgers
baseball team from Henry Medicus
on January 2, 1912. Together with co-owner Charles Ebbets
, they built what became Ebbets Field
. McKeever served as Vice-President of the Dodgers until Charles Ebbets died of a heart attack on April 18, 1925. McKeever was appointed team President, but he caught a cold at Ebbets' funeral and died within a week.
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
baseball team from Henry Medicus
Henry Medicus
Henry Medicus was a wealthy furniture dealer in Brooklyn, New York in the early 1900s. He became a part owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team in 1905 when he and Charles Ebbets bought out the shares of the team owned by Harry Von der Horst. He remained a part owner of the ballclub until...
on January 2, 1912. Together with co-owner Charles Ebbets
Charles Ebbets
Charles Hercules Ebbets, Sr. was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1902 to 1925.-Biography:...
, they built what became Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football...
. McKeever served as Vice-President of the Dodgers until Charles Ebbets died of a heart attack on April 18, 1925. McKeever was appointed team President, but he caught a cold at Ebbets' funeral and died within a week.