Bob Howsam
(1918-2008)
American sports executive
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Robert Lee Howsam (February 28, 1918 – February 19, 2008) was an executive in American professional sport who, in 1959, played a key role in establishing two leagues—the American Football League, which succeeded and merged with the National Football League, and baseball's Continental League, which never played a game but forced expansion of Major League Baseball from 16 to 20 teams in 1961–62. Howsam later became further well known in baseball as the highly successful general manager first with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964 and then GM and club president of the Cincinnati Reds during the "Big Red Machine" dynasty of the 1970s.
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28 February 1918 Denver, Colorado
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19 February 2008 (aged 89) Sun City, Arizona
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