Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 13, 2003
Joan Kroc Passes

Joan Kroc, former owner of the San Diego Padres died yesterday of brain cancer. She was the wife of Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's, and she inherited the team from him:


Although she admitted knowing nothing about baseball when she took over the club, she quickly learned as her team made it to the World Series in her first year as owner. When the team clinched the National League pennant, star reliever Goose Gossage celebrated by her tossing her into a swimming pool.


She sold the team in 1990 to spend more time with her family.


"I'm a few years older now, and, unlike Zsa Zsa (Gabor), I'm not ashamed to admit that I'll be 62 next August," she said in a 1989 interview. "I think it's time to prioritize."


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