# William Veeck Sr.

> William Louis Veeck Sr. was an American sportswriter and baseball executive. He was president of the Chicago Cubs from 1919 to his death in October, 1933. Under Veeck's leadership, the Cubs won two pennants, in 1929 and 1932.

*American baseball executive (1876-1933)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-veeck-sr

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Born:** 1876-01-20
- **Died:** 1933-10-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Louis Veeck Sr. was an American sportswriter and baseball executive. He was president of the Chicago Cubs from 1919 to his death in October, 1933. Under Veeck's leadership, the Cubs won two pennants, in 1929 and 1932.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 41.9
- **Momentum:** 9.7

## Sources
- [William Veeck Sr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Veeck_Sr.)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16029266)

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