Background
Dewitt, William Orville was born on August 3, 1902 in Saint Louis. Son of William Joseph and Lulu May (Sowash) Dewitt.
Dewitt, William Orville was born on August 3, 1902 in Saint Louis. Son of William Joseph and Lulu May (Sowash) Dewitt.
Student Saint Saint Louis University, 1925-1927, Law School, 1928-1931, Washington University, 1927-1928.
Manager, 1936-1948, president, 1949-1951, vice president, 1952-1953. Stenographer Saint Louis Cardinals, 1917-1925, treasurer, 1926-1935, vice president, 1936. Assistant general manager New York Yankees, 1954-1956.
Baseball coordinator, 1957-1959.
President Detroit Baseball Company, 1959-1960. Vice president, general manager Cincinnati Baseball Club Company, 1960-1961.
President, general manager, owner Cincinnati Reds, 1961-1966. Baseball consultant, 1967-1972.
President William O. DeWitt & Associates.
Chairman of the Board Cincinnati Coliseum Corporation, Chicago White Sox, from 1975.
Member Major League Executive Council, 1948-1950, and from 77. Member Committee to Select Veterinary Players to Baseball Hall of Fame, from 1972. Member Missouri Bar Association, Bar Association Saint Louis, Delta Theta Phi, Alpha Sigma Nu.
Mason (33 degree, Shriner).
Clubs: University (Saint Louis).
Married Margaret Holekamp, March 21, 1936. Children: Joan, Donna Dorothy, William O. Office boy for Saint