Arthur Allyn Jr. | |
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| Born | (1913-12-24)December 24, 1913 |
| Died | March 22, 1985(1985-03-22) (aged 71) Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Known for | Co-owner of Chicago White Sox |
| Relatives | John Allyn (brother) |
Arthur Allyn Jr. (December 24, 1913 – March 22, 1985)[1] was the co-owner of theChicago White Sox of theAmerican League with his brotherJohn Allyn from1961 through1969. A few years after purchasing the franchise fromBill Veeck, Allyn tried to sell the team to a number of different parties, includingLamar Hunt andBud Selig (who planned to move the team toMilwaukee, Wisconsin), before selling his share of the White Sox to his co-owner and brother John. Allyn also owned theChicago Mustangs soccer club that was a charter member of theUnited Soccer Association in 1967. The Mustangs became part of the newly formedNorth American Soccer League the following year after merging with theNPSL.
Allyn was alepidopterist who established the Allyn Museum of Entomology of which he had its assets and collections transferred to theUniversity of Florida on 9 February 1981. Originally located in the Sarasota Bank and Trust Company Building from its inception in 1968 until its move to a new building next toSarasota Jungle Gardens on 15 March 1973, the museum has been a part of theMcGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity since the facility opened in 2004.[2]
Arthur Allyn graduated fromDartmouth College in 1935 and was a member of theSigma Chi fraternity. He received the "Significant Sig" award from the fraternity in 1969.
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