Tenny Blount

Tenny Blount
Born John Tenny Blount
ca. 1871
Montgomery, Alabama
Died December 29, 1934
Detroit, Michigan
Occupation Negro league baseball executive
Years active 1919-1933

John Tenny Blount (ca. 1871 – December 29, 1934) was an American sports executive, who owned the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League. He was a friend of Rube Foster, and served as president of the Negro National League. Blount was a numbers banker and ran a gambling establishment.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.


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