Fay Vincent


 
 

Francis Thomas "Fay" Vincent, Jr. (born May 29, 1938 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a former entertainment and sports executive who served as the commissioner of Major League Baseball from September 13th, 1989 to September 7th, 1992. He is a graduate of Williams College, Class of 1960, which he attended on a full academic scholarship, and Yale Law School, Class of 1963.

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Prior to becoming deputy commissioner under his friend A. Bartlett Giamatti, Fay Vincent was the chairman of Columbia Pictures (beginning in 1978) and the vice chairman of Coca-Cola (beginning in March 1982). In April 1986, Vincent was promoted to the position of Executive Vice President of the Coca-Cola Company. This meant that Vincent was responsible for all of the company's entertainment activities.


 

May 29: May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). There are 216 days remaining....

1938: 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar)....

Waterbury, Connecticut: Waterbury is a city located in New Haven County, Connecticut. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 107,271. It is the fifth-largest city in Connecticut....


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Introduction
Columbia Pictures & Coca-Cola career
Actions as commissioner
1990 lockout
George Steinbrenner
1993 Expansion
Realignment
Vincent's relationship with the owners
Life after baseball
Trivia
External Links
 


 

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