William DeWitt Jr.
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DeWitt 2011 WS parade
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| Born | August 31, 1941 |
| Education |
Yale University Harvard Business School |
| Employer | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Known for | Chairman of the St. Louis Cardinals |
| Title | Managing partner and chairman |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy |
| Children | Andrew DeWitt, Bill DeWitt III |
| Parent(s) | William DeWitt Sr. and Margaret H. DeWitt |
William O. DeWitt Jr. (born August 31, 1941) is an American businessman and currently the managing partner and chairman of the St. Louis Cardinals, a professional baseball franchise which competes in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cardinals have won two World Series – in 2006 and 2011 – during DeWitt's time as owner. In addition to the Cardinals, DeWitt has also owned or invested in the Cincinnati Stingers hockey club, Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds and the Texas Rangers. Business interests outside of baseball include Reynolds, DeWitt & Co., which owns Arby's franchises and invests in U.S. Playing Card Company, and the petroleum company Spectrum 7.
DeWitt, the son of longtime Major League Baseball executive Bill DeWitt, and Margaret H. DeWitt, was born in St. Louis, Missouri where he attended St. Louis Country Day School. He was around baseball constantly as a child, inasmuch as his father owned the St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds, and DeWitt served as a Browns batboy. In fact, when the little person Eddie Gaedel notoriously served as a pinch hitter at a Browns' game on August 19, 1951, he wore to the plate DeWitt's jersey. He earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University in economics 1963, and an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1965.
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