William Williams (baseball)
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William Joseph Williams, Sr. (1916-August 23, 2009) was the co-owner of the Cincinnati Reds
baseball team of the National League
from through with his brother James Williams
. They sold the Reds to Marge Schott
in 1984.
Williams was a part owner of the Cincinnati Bengals
from the team's founding in 1968 until his death.
Before baseball Williams was is chairman of Western & Southern Life Insurance Company, co-founded by his father in 1888. He joined the family firm in 1939 and was on the firms board of directors from 1954 to 1984. For a brief break Williams was president of North American Management and Development Company. He returned to Western & Southern as president and COO and then as president and CEO.
Williams graduated from Georgetown University
in 1939.
In 2006, his sons William Joseph Williams Jr. and Thomas L. Williams teamed up with a group to obtain controlling interest in the Reds.
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
baseball team of the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
from through with his brother James Williams
James Williams (baseball)
James Williams was the co-owner of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team of the National League from through with his brother William Williams. They sold the Reds to Marge Schott in 1984.-References:*...
. They sold the Reds to Marge Schott
Marge Schott
Margaret Unnewehr Schott was the managing general partner, president and CEO of the National League's Cincinnati Reds franchise from 1984 to 1999...
in 1984.
Williams was a part owner of the Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
from the team's founding in 1968 until his death.
Before baseball Williams was is chairman of Western & Southern Life Insurance Company, co-founded by his father in 1888. He joined the family firm in 1939 and was on the firms board of directors from 1954 to 1984. For a brief break Williams was president of North American Management and Development Company. He returned to Western & Southern as president and COO and then as president and CEO.
Williams graduated from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
in 1939.
In 2006, his sons William Joseph Williams Jr. and Thomas L. Williams teamed up with a group to obtain controlling interest in the Reds.