Tenny Blount
Tenny Blount | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | John Tenny Blount (1873-01-29)January 29, 1873 Montgomery, Alabama |
| Died | December 22, 1934(1934-12-22) (aged 61) Detroit, Michigan |
| Occupation | Negro league baseball executive |
| Years active | 1919-1933 |
John Tenny Blount (January 29, 1873 – December 22, 1934) was an American sports executive, who owned the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League. He was a friend of Rube Foster, and served as president of the Negro National League. Blount was a numbers banker and ran a gambling establishment.[1]
References
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads
- Obituary
- v
- t
- e
