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Philip K. Wrigley. Philip Knight Wrigley (December 5, 1894 – April 12, 1977) was an American chewing gum manufacturer and a Major League Baseball executive, inheriting both of those roles as the quiet son of his much more flamboyant father, William Wrigley Jr.
Jan 8, 2012 · Philip Wrigley inherited the Cubs from his father in 1932 and ran the team until his death in 1977. He was a businessman who valued marketing and profit, but also a baseball fan who created the All-American Girls Baseball League and the college of coaches.
Philip K. Wrigley, chewing gum magnate and owner of the Chicago Cubs was the father of the AAGPBL. As an entreprenuer, Wrigley envisioned placing women’s softball teams in major league parks when the War Department notified baseball owners in the fall of 1942 that Major League Baseball would probably have to suspend play in the spring and summer of 1943 due to increased manpower shortage.
Do or die! The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ( AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley, which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the United States. Over 600 women played in the league, which eventually consisted of 10 teams ...
William Wrigley Jr. Company1925–1961. Industry: Food & Tobacco. Era: 1920. In addition to continuing the success of the chewing gum products, PK Wrigley greatly improved labor relations at the firm, instituting an “income insurance” plan, a gradual retirement program, and an extensive pension system.
The popular premium, chewing gum, began to seem more promising, prompting another switch in product focus. Wrigley also became the majority owner of the Chicago Cubs in 1921. 1932–1961: Philip K. Wrigley. After William Wrigley Jr. died, his son Philip K. Wrigley (1894–1977) assumed his father's position as CEO of the Wrigley Company.
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Apr 13, 1977 · Philip K. Wrigley, the chairman of the company that sold billions of sticks of chewing gum a year and the owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, died yesterday in an Elkhorn, Wis., hospital. He ...
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