Clarence Raymond Grebey, Jr. (March 10, 1928 – August 28, 2013) was the chief labor negotiator for Major League Baseball's owners in the early 1980s.
Personal life and education
editGrebey was born on March 10, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Kenyon College and the University of Chicago. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He died from cancer at the age of 85.
Major League Baseball
editInitially hired by MLB in 1978, he succeeded in avoiding a strike in 1980, before having to negotiate for the owners during the 1981 strike. He became known as "the man who killed baseball."[1] He left baseball in 1982 to work for Pan Am Airlines.[2]
References
edit- ^ Martin, Douglas (4 September 2013). "Ray Grebey, Negotiator in '81 Baseball Strike, Dies at 85 (Published 2013)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29.
- ^ DailyVoice obituary