Gus Greenlee
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William Augustus Greenlee (December 26, 1893 ā July 7, 1952) was an American businessman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who was born and raised in Marion, North Carolina. After migrating to Pittsburgh as a young man and working in the steel industry, he started to acquire his own businesses.
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Born: William Augustus Greenlee (1893-12-26)December 26, 1893 Marion, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Died: July 7, 1952(1952-07-07) (aged 58) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
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There he also bought the Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team in 1931, founded the second Negro National League in 1933, serving as president; and built Greenlee Field, one of the few ball parks built for and owned by a Negro league team.