DAN TOPPING AND DEL WEBB
"The owners of the New York Yankees prefer that the men in uniforms get the headlines. As fans first and foremost, Yankee Co-Owners Dan Topping and Del Webb want attention directed to the field of play, where it belongs. But from time to time, men in the position of Dan and Del make news. Last fall was one of those times. They made major administrative changes in the front office and in the dugout.
In the post-war years in which they have owned and operated the Yankees, they have rooted their club to an amazing 11 pennants and eight World Championships. Along with Yankee fans in the Metropolitan area and across the country they want the Yankees to remain strong ... to maintain the club's proud heritage. In replacing the successful, veteran team of George Weiss (General Manager) and Casey Stengel (Manager), Topping and Webb turned to two men long trained in the Yankee tradition, Roy Hamey and Ralph Houk.
It was a major decision of the Yankee owners in their continuing effort to bring Yankee fans the very best in baseball. Topping, a life-long sports fan, played college baseball and football and became an outstanding golfer. Like his partner, Dan has been a forward-looking executive. He not only helps to maintain a strong Yankee team but directs the constant modernizing of Yankee Stadium for the convenience of the fans. He also serves as a director in many important corporations.
Del Webb, like Dan Topping, is very much interested in the welfare of baseball. He comes by his enthusiasm naturally, having started as a professional pitcher. Arm trouble ended a promising mound career and Del turned to the construction business. In less than two decades he developed the Del E. Webb Corporation into one of the nation's largest firms in its field. Despite a hectic travel schedule, Co-Owner Webb finds many opportunities to be with his Yankees."
-The New York Yankees Official 1961 Yearbook
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