Jerry McMorris, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jerry McMorris

American baseball executive

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1940

Date of Death: 08-May-2012

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Jerry McMorris

  • Jerry McMorris (October 9, 1940 – May 8, 2012) was the principal owner of the Colorado Rockies of the National League from 1992 through 2005.
  • A limited partner in the ownership group that founded the Rockies in the early 1990s, he joined with meatpacking heir Charlie Monfort and Oren Benton to buy controlling interest in the team after original owner Mickey Monus was embroiled in an accounting scandal.
  • In 2005, McMorris sold his stake of the franchise to the Charie Monfort and his brother Dick. McMorris died on May 8, 2012 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 71 in a hospital in Aurora, Colorado.

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