Walter O'Malley - Timeline

Timeline

  • 1903 Birth in New York City on October 9
  • 1926 Graduation from the University of Pennsylvania
  • 1929 Stock Market Crash
  • 1930 Law degree from Fordham University
  • 1931 Marriage to Katherine Elizabeth Hanson, aka Kay Hanson on September 5
  • 1933 Birth of Therese O'Malley, his daughter, on May 16
  • 1937 Birth of Peter O'Malley, his son, on December 12
  • 1940 Death of Alma Feltner, his mother, on June 1
  • 1942 Appointed attorney for the Brooklyn Dodgers
  • 1950 President and chief stockholder of Dodgers on October 26
  • 1953 Death of Edwin Joseph O'Malley, his father, on April 10
  • 1955 Dodgers win World Series
  • 1957 Team moved to Los Angeles, California
  • 1959 Dodgers win World Series
  • 1963 Dodgers win World Series
  • 1965 Dodgers win World Series
  • 1970 Peter O'Malley, his son, becomes President of Dodgers on March 17
  • 1974 Dodgers win National League Championship Series on Walter's 71st birthday
  • 1975 O'Malley owns 100% of Dodgers stock
  • 1977 Chest surgery in Los Angeles on June 9
  • 1979 Death of Kay, his wife, in Los Angeles on July 12
  • 1979 Treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
  • 1979 Death of Walter O'Malley at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on August 9
  • 2007 Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on December 3
  • 2008 Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27
  • 2009 Induction into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame in New York City on July 7

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