Dan Topping

Dan Topping
Dan Topping
Born	Daniel Reid Topping; June 11, 1912; Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	May 18, 1974 (aged 61); Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
Alma mater	Hun School of Princeton, University of Pennsylvania
Occupations	Owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) (1934–1945); Co-owner of the New York Yankees (1945–1964); President of the New York Yankees (1948–1966);
Spouses	; Theodora Boettger (m. 1932; div. 1935) Arline Judge (m. 1937; div. 1940) {marriage; Kay Sutton (m. 1946; div. 1952) Alice Lowthers (m. 1954; div. 1958) Charlotte Lillard (m. 1957)
Children	9, including Dan Topping Jr.
Awards	10× World Series champions: 1947; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1956; 1958; 1961; 1962;

Daniel Reid Topping (June 11, 1912 – May 18, 1974) was a part owner and president of the New York Yankees baseball team from 1945 to 1964. During Topping's tenure as chief executive of the Yankees, the team won 14 American League pennants and ten World Series championships.

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