Cedric Tallis
Cedric Tallis | |
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 Tallis in 1968 | |
| Born | July 29, 1914 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1991 (aged 76) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Baseball executive |
Cedric Nelson Tallis (July 29, 1914 – May 8, 1991) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who served as the first general manager of the expansion Kansas City Royals and later played an important role in the New York Yankees' dynasty of the late 1970s.
Career
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Seven years later, in 1968, Tallis was hired by Royals' owner
But in June
Tallis held the title during the
He spent three more years in the Yankee front office as an executive vice president before leaving the organization in 1982. He then became executive director of the Tampa Bay Baseball Group, which was established to lure a Major League club to the Tampa Bay area. Although the group nearly convinced the Chicago White Sox to move to the Florida enclave, it did not succeed in its mission during Tallis' lifetime. He died of a heart attack in Tampa at the age of 76 in 1991. All told, Tallis had a 43-year career in baseball management.
References
- ^ Obituary of Barbara Neal Tallis, Legacy.com, 29 April 2018
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3163-2. Pp. 79–80.
- ^ a b Hardball Times
- Obituary, The New York Times, May 8, 1991.
External links
- Baseball America Executive Database.