Herbert Nootbaar
Herbert Victor Nootbaar (November 8, 1908 – December 18, 2016) was an American
Early life
Herbert Nootbaar was born in
Career
Nootbaar mainly worked in the agricultural sector, buying and selling
Nootbaar was a member of the World Affairs Council of Orange County.[5] In the late 1990s, as a major donor for the completion of the Hall of Fame building and team offices of the University of Southern California baseball team at the Dedeaux Field, it was named the Herbert V. Nootbaar Baseball Office and Hall of Fame Complex.[2] In 2007, he and his second wife Elinor created the Herbert and Elinor Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion and Ethics at the Pepperdine University School of Law.
Nootbaar was an acquaintance of
Personal life
Nootbaar was married twice. On June 4, 1930, Nootbaar married Dorothy Martha Taylor, the daughter of a grain producer for whom he worked.[9] The couple had three children. A year after her death in 1982, he married his long-time employee Elinor W. Barker on January 30, 1983.[10] She died on March 27, 2011, at the age of 87.[11]
Herbert Nootbaar's great-grandson, Lars Nootbaar, is a professional baseball player currently playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and represented Japan in the World Baseball Classic, becoming the first player to represent Japan in the competition despite not having been born in the country. [12]
References
- ^ "Happy New Year to a 106 year-old". Charleston Mercury. January 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ Orange County Register. May 18, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Nootbaar Heads Rotary". Pasadena Independent. June 30, 1966. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Salvage Agencies In County Get 3 Million In Welfare Services". Covina Argus Citizen. November 25, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- Pasadena Star News. March 7, 1972. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "The Crowd: Celebrating 105 years - and more to come". Los Angeles Times. July 3, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Chairman Spotlight: Herbert Nootbaar" (PDF). USC Associates Circle. Spring 2015. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ Staff (2016-12-26). "Herbert Nootbaar Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- Wall Street Journal. August 31, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "A Laguna Beach Treasure - Mr. Herb Nootbar". St. Joseph Health Mission Hospital. May 8, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Elinor Barker Nootbaar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Nootbaar, Yoshida named to Japan's WBC roster". ESPN.com. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-03-06.