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Peter Alden Magowan (April 5, 1942 – January 27, 2019) was an American businessman. He was the managing general partner of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2008. He was the chief executive officer of Safeway Inc. from 1979 through 1993.
Jan 28, 2019 · Peter Magowan, who in 1992 — decades after he had watched the New York Giants play at the Polo Grounds as a boy — led a group that bought the team to keep it from relocating to Florida from San...
Jan 29, 2019 · Peter A. Magowan, the charismatic Safeway supermarket magnate and San Francisco Giants owner and executive who fought off relocation of the team and spearheaded construction of...
Jan 27, 2019 · SAN FRANCISCO -- Peter Magowan, the lifelong San Francisco Giants fan who formed the ownership group that kept the team in San Francisco with a sparkling waterfront ballpark, died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 76.
Jan 28, 2019 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Peter Magowan, the lifelong Giants fan who formed the ownership group that kept the team in San Francisco with a sparkling waterfront ballpark, died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 76.
- jdubow@ap.org
- Pro Football Writer
Jan 27, 2019 · Peter Magowan, who led the drive to keep the Giants in San Francisco, passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was a key figure in the team's history, from signing Barry Bonds to building Oracle Park.
Jan 28, 2019 · Magowan led the investment group that bought the Giants in 1993 and signed Barry Bonds, Willie Mays and other legends. He also spearheaded the construction of Oracle Park and saved baseball in San Francisco.
