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Tenny Blount

Tenny Blount
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Born John Tenny Blount
ca. 1871
Montgomery, Alabama
Died December 29, 1934
Detroit, Michigan
Occupation Negro league baseball executive
Years active 1919-1933

John Tenny Blount (ca. 1871 – December 29, 1934) was an American sports executive, who owned the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League. He was a friend of Rube Foster, and served as president of the Negro National League. Blount was a numbers banker and ran a gambling establishment.



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