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Politicians Who Were Involved in Professional Sports in Wisconsin
as players, owners, commissioners, sports journalists, etc.

Raymond Joseph Cannon (1894-1951) — also known as Raymond J. Cannon — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich., August 26, 1894. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for justice of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938, 1944; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1940, 1942. Professional baseball player, 1908-22; attorney for Joe Jackson, winning damages for breach of contract against the Chicago White Sox baseball team; legal advisor to boxer Jack Dempsey. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., November 25, 1951 (age 57 years, 91 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   LaVern Ralph Dilweg (1903-1968) — also known as LaVern R. Dilweg — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., November 1, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; played on the Green Bay Packers football team, 1927-34; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1943-45; defeated, 1944; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1950. Member, Lions; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Member, Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., January 2, 1968 (age 64 years, 62 days). Interment at Fort Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.   Relatives: Son of Bernard Dilweg and Alida (Winkler) Dilweg; married, June 14, 1927, to Eleanor Coleman.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Herbert H. Kohl (b. 1935) — also known as Herb Kohl — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., February 7, 1935. Democrat. Wisconsin Democratic state chair, 1975-77; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1989-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Jewish. Owner of Milwaukee Bucks pro basketball team. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Robert E. Lynch — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Player and manager for professional baseball teams; public relations officer for Kewaunee Shipbuilding and Engineering Corporation; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1933-36, 1943-58 (Brown County 1st District 1933-36, 1943-54, Brown County 2nd District 1955-58). Burial location unknown.   Oscar Haskell Morris (b. 1876) — also known as Oscar H. Morris — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., March 8, 1876. Republican. Newspaper sports editor; member of Wisconsin state senate 4th District, 1921-33. Burial location unknown.   Dominic Olejniczak (1908-1989) — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., August 18, 1908. Real estate broker; mayor of Green Bay, Wis., 1945-55. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Board president of the Green Bay Packers football team; headed the search committee which brought Vince Lombardi as head coach and general manager. Died, following a series of strokes, in 1989 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John A. Olejniczak and Victoria Olejniczak; married, November 24, 1938, to Gina Bettine.

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