Branch Rickey III
| Branch B. Rickey | |
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| 17th President of the Pacific Coast League | |
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Assumed office 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Cutler |
| President of the American Association | |
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In office 1991–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Randy Mobley |
| Succeeded by | league disbanded |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Branch Barrett Rickey November 1, 1945 |
| Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Awards | MiLB Warren Giles Award (1998, 2014) |
| Employer | Pacific Coast League |
| Website | MiLB Biography |
Branch Barrett Rickey (born November 1, 1945) is the 17th and current President of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), a Triple-A baseball league competing in Minor League Baseball (MiLB). He previously served as the President of the American Association from 1991 to 1997 before the league disbanded in conjunction with the 1998 Major League Baseball expansion and Triple-A realignment.
Rickey is the grandson of Branch Rickey, who is best known for breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier and for creating the framework for the modern minor league farm system. His father, Branch Rickey, Jr., served as farm system director for both the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Rickey competed in high school football, wrestling, and baseball. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where he majored in philosophy. He played soccer all four years and was co-captain in his senior year. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He graduated in 1967.
He entered the Peace Corps in 1969 where he was assigned to Venezuela. He later worked as a college campus recruiter in the Southern United States and subsequently as regional recruitment director in 1971.
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