Louis Spadia was born on January 11, 1921, in San Francisco, California. He went to Mission High School. He played baseball and was a star Second Baseman.[1] He wanted to be a Major League Baseball player but couldn't because of being drafted into World War II.[1]
Professional careeredit
San Francisco 49ersedit
Instead of becoming a baseball player, he worked as a special assistant and ticket manager for the San Francisco 49ers in their inaugural season. In 1947, he was their equipment manager and was promoted in 1948 to be a business manager.[2] He also took over as general manager for John Blackinger in 1948 and remained in the role through 1976.[3][4] In 1967, he also became the team's president.[2] He retired after 1976.
Bay Area Sports Hall of Fameedit
In 1979, he became the founder of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.[2] He served as the president and CEO until 2003. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.[5][2]
Deathedit
Spadia died on February 17, 2013, at the age of 92.[2][6]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Louis Spadia Obituary – (2013) – San Francisco, CA". Legacy.com. San Francisco Chronicle. Feb 2013. from the original on Apr 18, 2024.
^ abcde"Lou Spadia Passes Away at 92". 49ers. Feb 19, 2013. from the original on Dec 16, 2023.
^"Louis Spadia Football Executive Record". Pro-Football-Reference.com. from the original on Dec 16, 2023.
^. Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on Apr 15, 2021.
^"Lou Spadia, ex-San Francisco 49ers president, dies at 92". NFL.com.
January 01, 1970
louis, spadia, louis, spadia, january, 1921, february, 2013, american, football, executive, general, manager, francisco, 49ers, from, 1948, 1976, also, founder, area, sports, hall, fame, personal, informationborn, 1921, january, 1921san, francisco, california,. Louis G Spadia January 11 1921 February 17 2013 was an American football executive who was the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers from 1948 to 1976 He was also the founder of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Louis SpadiaPersonal informationBorn 1921 01 11 January 11 1921San Francisco California U S Died February 17 2013 2013 02 17 aged 92 San Francisco California U S Career informationHigh school MissionCollege noneCareer historyAs an executive San Francisco 49ers 1946 Special assistant San Francisco 49ers 1948 1976 General managerAs an administrator San Francisco 49ers 1946 Ticket manager San Francisco 49ers 1947 Equipment manager San Francisco 49ers 1948 1951 Business manager San Francisco 49ers 1967 1976 Team president Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame 1979 2003 Founder CEO PresidentExecutive profile at PFR Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Professional career 2 1 San Francisco 49ers 2 2 Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame 3 Death 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editLouis Spadia was born on January 11 1921 in San Francisco California He went to Mission High School He played baseball and was a star Second Baseman 1 He wanted to be a Major League Baseball player but couldn t because of being drafted into World War II 1 Professional career editSan Francisco 49ers edit Instead of becoming a baseball player he worked as a special assistant and ticket manager for the San Francisco 49ers in their inaugural season In 1947 he was their equipment manager and was promoted in 1948 to be a business manager 2 He also took over as general manager for John Blackinger in 1948 and remained in the role through 1976 3 4 In 1967 he also became the team s president 2 He retired after 1976 Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame edit In 1979 he became the founder of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame 2 He served as the president and CEO until 2003 He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999 5 2 Death editSpadia died on February 17 2013 at the age of 92 2 6 References edit a b Louis Spadia Obituary 2013 San Francisco CA Legacy com San Francisco Chronicle Feb 2013 Archived from the original on Apr 18 2024 a b c d e Lou Spadia Passes Away at 92 49ers Feb 19 2013 Archived from the original on Dec 16 2023 Baldwin Doug May 8 1948 Doug Outs The Salinas Californian p 16 Archived from the original on Apr 5 2024 via Newspapers com nbsp Louis Spadia Football Executive Record Pro Football Reference com Archived from the original on Dec 16 2023 Lou Spadia Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Archived from the original on Apr 15 2021 Lou Spadia ex San Francisco 49ers president dies at 92 NFL com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Spadia amp oldid 1219635222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
