| 词条 | Nelson Doubleday Jr. |
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After selling Doubleday Publishing, he bought a 50 percent stake in the New York Mets in his own name, with team president Fred Wilpon buying the remaining 50 percent. Doubleday remained Chairman of the Board of the Mets, a post which he had held since 1980. Doubleday sold his interest in the New York Mets to Wilpon and Wilpon's family, in an acrimonious transaction in 2002 that saw a dispute over the team's value.[4] Early life and educationNelson Doubleday Jr. was born July 20, 1933 in Oyster Bay, Long Island as the son of Ellen McCarter and Nelson Doubleday, and had a younger sister Neltje. Their father owned Doubleday Publishing, which was founded by Nelson Sr.'s father Frank N. Doubleday. Their paternal grandmother Neltje Blanchan De Greff published books on gardens and birds.[5] He grew up in Oyster Bay and in South Carolina. He attended the Green Vale School in Glen Head, then the Eaglebrook School and Deerfield Academy, both in Deerfield, Massachusetts. After Deerfield, Doubleday attended Princeton, where he earned a degree in economics, and played baseball, football and hockey. Upon his graduation in 1955, Doubleday served in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.[6] CareerGrowing up as the son and grandson of owners of a major book publishing house, Nelson Doubleday Jr. was determined to join the family business. Entering Doubleday as a young man as an assistant in the promotion and subsidiary rights departments, he learned the business by progressing through a variety of positions. He became President of Doubleday in 1978. In 1980, he was instrumental in the company's decision to buy the New York Mets baseball team from the Payson family, putting up 80% of the $21.1 million price tag and became Chairman of the Mets Board of Directors. The remaining 20% came from partners City Investing Corporation and Fred Wilpon. Wilpon and Doubleday put in an additional $20 million over the next three years to rebuild the franchise. The pair built the franchise into a pennant contender in 1984 and 1985 and winning the 1986 World Series title. The team also saw attendance rise significantly and earn $6 million. In 1985, Doubleday saw a decline in sales from 1980 and hired James R. McLaughlin, the head of Dell, a Doubleday subsidiary, to streamline and downsize. In 1986, Doubleday sold the publishing company to Bertelsmann AG for a reported $475 million.[7][6] In 2002, Doubleday sold his stake in the Mets to Wilpon for $135 million.[8][9] Personal lifeHe married Florence McKim, the daughter of Lillian Bostwick Phipps and Ogden Phipps. By 1972 they had divorced.[10] In 1973, he married Sandra Pine Barnett (nicknamed Sandy). [11] He had 5 daughters and 1 son. Doubleday died of pneumonia at his Locust Valley, New York home on June 17, 2015, aged 81.[6] References1. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/17/arts/new-doubleday-president.html New Doubleday President, New York Times] {{Navboxes|list1={{New York Mets owners}}2. ^Bertelsmann Acquires Doubleday, Journal of Commerce 3. ^{{cite news|title=Doubleday to invest in Mets|work=The Montreal Gazette|author=Associated Press|date=1980-01-24|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Zx8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mKQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6106,1726859|accessdate=2010-03-24}} 4. ^[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nelson-doubleday-jr-publishing-executive-and-mets-owner-dies-at-81/2015/06/18/471ad904-15ce-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html "Nelson Doubleday Jr, Publishing Executive and Mets Owner, Dies at 81"], "The Washington Post," 18 June 2015, accessed 10 April 2017 5. ^[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nelson-doubleday-jr-publishing-executive-and-mets-owner-dies-at-81/2015/06/18/471ad904-15ce-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html "Nelson Doubleday Jr, Publishing Executive and Mets Owner, Dies at 81"], "The Washington Post," 18 June 2015, accessed 10 April 2017 6. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Grimes|first1=William|title=Nelson Doubleday Jr., Publisher and Mets Buyer, Dies at 81|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/business/nelson-doubleday-publisher-and-mets-buyer-dies-at-81.html?ref=obituaries|accessdate=June 18, 2015|work=New York Times|date=June 17, 2015}} 7. ^{{cite news|title=West German-based firm buys Doubleday and Co.|work=Tri City Herald|author=Associated Press|date=1986-09-28|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JFghAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n4UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1364,4982600|accessdate=2010-03-24}} 8. ^{{cite news|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|title=Baseball; Owners Of Mets Make A Deal|work=The New York Times|date=2002-08-14|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/14/sports/baseball-owners-of-mets-make-a-deal.html|accessdate=2010-03-24}} 9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/business/nelson-doubleday-publisher-and-mets-buyer-dies-at-81.html|title=Nelson Doubleday Jr., Publisher Who Owned the Mets, Dies at 81|access-date=2018-10-31|language=en}} 10. ^ [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19721231&id=fXkyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XrcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2199,8401581 Marylin Bender, "The Story Behind Family and Firm Reads Like a Novel"], The Palm Beach Post, 31 December 1972, accessed 19 April 2012 11. ^[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nelson-doubleday-jr-publishing-executive-and-mets-owner-dies-at-81/2015/06/18/471ad904-15ce-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html "Nelson Doubleday Jr, Publishing Executive and Mets Owner, Dies at 81"], "The Washington Post," 18 June 2015, accessed 10 April 2017 }}{{DEFAULTSORT:Doubleday, Nelson Jr.}} 12 : Doubleday family|1933 births|2015 deaths|Major League Baseball owners|New York Mets owners|Infectious disease deaths in New York (state)|Deaths from pneumonia|Princeton Tigers football players|Princeton Tigers baseball players|Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey players|Deerfield Academy alumni|United States Air Force airmen |
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