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Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman. He purchased the fast food company McDonald's in 1961 from the McDonald brothers and was its CEO from 1967 to 1973. Kroc is credited with the global expansion of McDonald's, turning it into the most successful fast food corporation in the world by revenue.
Jan 25, 2024 · On Jan. 25, 1974 — 50 years ago today — Kroc saved baseball for the city when purchased the Padres for $12 million. Original Padres owner C. Arnholt Smith had put the ballclub on the market...
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Jan 7, 2017 · On January 23, 1974, McDonald’s founder and chairman Ray Kroc reached an agreement with Smith to purchase the team for $12 million in cash while also committing to keeping the Padres in San Diego. Kroc announced his confidence in San Diego: “I am totally inclined to keep the team in San Diego. ….
Jan 27, 2019 · In 1974, McDonald's mogul Ray Kroc bought the Padres, preventing the baseball team from moving from San Diego to Washington, D.C.
Apr 2, 2020 · Ray Kroc’s widow inherited team in early 1984, sold to Tom Werner and partners just over six years later. By Jeff Sanders. April 2, 2020 6:10 AM PT. The Padres, as the San Diego Union wrote,...
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Dec 4, 2015 · Learn how Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's, and his wife Joan, a philanthropist and activist, became the owners of the San Diego Padres from 1974 to 1990. Explore their stories of business, baseball, and benevolence in this joint biography by Bob LeMoine.
Apr 2, 2014 · Along with overseeing McDonald's, Kroc became the owner of a Major League Baseball team when he purchased the San Diego Padres in 1974. Three years later, he published his autobiography,...
