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Bud Selig Biography

Birth Name:

Allan Huber Selig

Birth Place:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Profession

Former Major League Baseball commissioner, baseball team owner

Fast Facts

After two years in the U
S
Army, he worked for his father's car dealership
Brought the bankrupt Seattle Pilots to Milwaukee in 1970
In 1987, cofounded the Child Abuse Prevention Fund with the Children's Hospital and Health System of Wisconsin
In 1992, he became Major League Baseball's acting commissioner; he was named official commissioner in 1998
Was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001
Serves on board of directors for the NFL's Green Bay Packers and on the advisory committee for the Israel Baseball League