DENVER (AP) Jerry McMorris, one of the instrumental figures in bringing the Colorado Rockies to town, has died, the team said in a statement.
The team said that McMorris died Tuesday in Denver of cancer. He was 71.
McMorris was part of a group that purchased a controlling interest in the club in 1992, a year before the team started play. He served as chairman, president and CEO of the team until 2001. He was part of the team's ownership group until 2005.
The team said that McMorris died Tuesday in Denver of cancer. He was 71.
McMorris was part of a group that purchased a controlling interest in the club in 1992, a year before the team started play. He served as chairman, president and CEO of the team until 2001. He was part of the team's ownership group until 2005.
