Robert Earl Short was an American businessman, sport teams owner, and politician. Short owned the Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association and the Washington Senators /
Short in 1969
Washington Senators owner Bob Short (with arms folded) with President Nixon and Bowie Kuhn on opening day in 1969
The Washington Senators were a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Senators competed in Major League Baseball as one of the American League's first expansion franchises. The club
Bob Short
…American businessman, sport teams owner, and politician. Short owned the Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association and the Washington Senators / Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. He served as the treasurer of the Democratic National Committee from 1968 to 1969. Short graduated from the…
The Washington Senators played at RFK Stadium from 1962 to 1971.
U.S. President Richard Nixon throwing the Opening Day ceremonial first pitch at RFK Stadium on April 7, 1969, with Ted Williams (left) and Bob Short (right, partially obscured by Ralph Houk)
A Senators home uniform from 1963 to 1968.