Ben Cheney
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Benjamin Bradbury Cheney (1905 - 1971) was an American businessman and sports enthusiast active in Pacific Coast states. Cheney is best known for his efforts in constructing Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington.
In the lumber industry, Cheney established mills in Tacoma, Washington, and in Medford, Oregon. He also constructed mills in Greenville, Pondosa, and Arcadia, California.
As a sports enthusiast, Cheney sponsored sports teams in all the towns in which he was in business. He held an 11% stake in the San Francisco Giants. Cheney is most famous for helping build Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, personally contributing $100,000 to cover construction overruns of the stadium. A grinning, life-size bronze statue of Cheney, complete with scorecard and peanuts, occupies a front row seat in the grandstand of Cheney Stadium.
In 1955, Cheney established the Cheney Foundation, a charity which encourages the growth and proserity of communities on the Pacific Coast. Cheney died in 1971, bequeathing $10 million to his ongoing charity.
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