Ben Cheney
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Benjamin Bradbury Cheney was born in 1905. A lumber businessman, 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 he conducted business in. He also held an 11% stake in the San Francisco Giants. Cheney is most famous for helping build Cheney Stadium in Tacoma. He personally contributed $100,000 to cover construction overruns of the stadium. In 1955, Cheney established the Cheney Foundation, a charity which helps communities on the Pacific Coast grow and prosper. Cheney died in 1971, bequeathing $10 million to his charity, which continues to give to this day.
A grinning, life-size bronze statue of Cheney, complete with scorecard and peanuts, occupies a front row seat in the grandstand of Cheney Stadium.
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