Emil Sick
Appearance
Emil G. Sick | |
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Born | June 3, 1894 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
Died | November 10, 1964 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged 70)
Resting place | Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Brewer, sports entrepreneur |
Spouse(s) | Kathleen Thelma McPhee (m. 1918-1962) Martha Gardner (m. 1963) |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Father, Fritz Sick (1859-1945); |
Emil Sick (June 3, 1894 – November 10, 1964) was a brewing worker and industrialist in Canada and later the U.S. He is best known for his involvement as owner of baseball teams and stadiums in Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia from the 1930s until 1960.[1][2][3][4][5]
In 1928 he founded, with Frederick McCall, an aviation company, the Great Western Airways[6].
See also
- Seattle Postcards: The Seattle Rainiers. credit: The Seattle Times. [Link]
References
- ^ Sportspress Northwest - 03/06/2012 Seattle First Citizen Emil Sick, by David Eskenazi
- ^ Except from: Seattle Rainiers - Pitchers of Beer, Dan Raley author. http://sportspressnw.com/2011/04/wayback-machine-the-rainiers-pitchers-of-beer/
- ^ The 1969 Seattle Pilots: Major League Baseball's One-Year Team, page 7-8, author, Kenneth Hogan
- ^ http://www3.telus.net/jgbennie/history.htm - Vancouver Baseball History, by Jim Bennie (CKWX radio)
- ^ Emil Sick obit from Brewery Gems - http://www.brewerygems.com/emil.htm
- ^ "Great Western Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
External links
- NWSABR – photo
- Emil Sick at Find a Grave