Tenny Blount
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Born
January 29, 1873
John Tenny Blount
January 29, 1873
OccupationNegro league baseball executive
Yearsactive1919-1933
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| Born | John Tenny Blount January 29, 1873 |
| Died | December 22, 1934 (aged 61) |
| Occupation | Negro league baseball executive |
| Years active | 1919-1933 |
John Tenny Blount (January 29, 1873 – December 22, 1934) was an American sports executive, who owned the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League. He was a friend of Rube Foster, and served as president of the Negro National League. Blount was a numbers banker and ran a gambling establishment.[1]
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