Jim Campbell (baseball executive)
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James Arthur Campbell (February 5, 1924 – October 31, 1995) was an American Major League Baseball executive. He worked for the Detroit Tigers for 43 seasons from 1949 to 1992. He was the team's general manager from September 1962 to September 1983, its president from August 1978 to January 1990, and its chairman from January 1990 to August 1992. The Tigers won two World Series championships (1968 and 1984) during Campbell's tenure with the club. He was selected as the Major League Baseball executive of the year in 1968 and was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
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Born: (1924-02-05)February 5, 1924 Huron, Ohio, U.S. | |
Died: October 31, 1995(1995-10-31) (aged 71) Lakeland, Florida, U.S. | |
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