Branch Rickey

http://gty.im/98143766 October 29, 1942 The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Branch Rickey as their team president and general manager. Rickey got his start in baseball as a catcher, outfielder, and firstbaseman for the St. Louis Browns and the New York Highlanders from 1905-1907. Rickey returned to baseball in 1914 as an executive and manager for the…