John Schuerholz
| John Schuerholz | |
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Schuerholz in 2010.
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| General manager, President | |
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Born: October 1, 1940 Baltimore, Maryland |
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As general manager As president |
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| Incoming Member of the National | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 2017 |
| Vote | 100% (16 of 16) |
| Election Method | Today's Game Committee |
As general manager
As president
John Schuerholz (/ˈʃɜːrhɒlts/; born October 1, 1940) is an American baseball front office executive. He is the president of the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Before joining Atlanta, he spent twenty-two years with the Kansas City Royals organization, including nine (1982 to 1990) as the club's general manager. Among the teams he has built are the 1985 Royals and 1995 Braves, both World Series champions. His teams have also won their division 16 times. He was the general manager with the Atlanta Braves from 1990 to 2007. In 2007 he was promoted to the post of club president.
Schuerholz was born in Baltimore, the son of John Schuerholz Sr., who played in the Philadelphia Athletics minor league system from 1937 to 1940. He is a graduate of the Baltimore City College High School, Towson University and Loyola University. While at Towson, Schuerholz applied for officer candidate school and was rejected, as he was partially deaf. Before his career in baseball, Schuerholz was a teacher at North Point Junior High in Baltimore. Upon leaving his teaching job, he was drafted by the United States Army to serve in the Vietnam War. After entering Major League Baseball with the Baltimore Orioles, Schuerholz joined the United States Army Reserve.
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