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Joan Whitney Payson (February 5, 1903 – October 4, 1975) was an American heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, patron of the arts and art collector, and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was also co-founder and majority owner of Major League Baseball's New York Mets baseball franchise, and was the first woman to own a major-league team in North America without inheriting it.
5. Feb. 2015 · Lorinda Payson (b. 1931), who married Vincent de Roulet (1925–1975) John Whitney Payson (b. 1940), who is married to Joanne D'Elia. Joan Whitney Payson died in New York City, aged 72, after the 1975 baseball season. She is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery, in Falmouth, Maine. Following her death, her daughter, Lorinda de Roulet, assumed the ...
18. Okt. 2023 · Joan Whitney Payson developed an extraordinary relationship with the press after becoming the first woman to buy a sports team in North America. As owner of the New York Mets from their inception in 1962 until her death in 1975, Payson made baseball writers feel appreciated, inviting them to help choose the team’s name, hiring a manager they ...
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 8748. Source citation. Major League Baseball Executive. Born in New York City, she was an heiress of the prominent Whitney family, businesswoman and philanthropist. An avid sports enthusiast, she was a minority shareholder in the original New York Giants ball club and opposed moving the team to San Francisco in 1957.
A lifelong baseball fan, Joan Whitney Payson became the first woman to purchase a major sports team when she bought a majority stake in the expansion franchise that became the Mets in 1962. Payson was no absentee owner: she took an active role in the running of the team and became a familiar and beloved presence to players and fans alike. Faced ...
Joan Whitney Payson was an American heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, patron of the arts and art collector, and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was also co-founder and majority owner of Major League Baseball's New York Mets baseball franchise, and was the first woman to own a major league team in North America without inheriting it.
Joan Whitney Payson was the original owner of the expansion New York Mets until her death in 1975. Her daughter, Lorinda de Roulet, succeeded her as team President and the family sold the club to a group headed by Nelson Doubleday in 1980. Payson was born into a wealthy family. She attended Barnard College and married Charles Shipman Payson in ...
