Tenny Blount

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Tenny Blount
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Born
John Tenny Blount

(1873-01-29)January 29, 1873
DiedDecember 22, 1934(1934-12-22) (aged 61)
OccupationNegro league baseball executive
Years active1919-1933

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[]

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

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