Covington Buccs - 1943-1952
Jim Beeman, GM
Franchise #15
History
Brief: Franchise #15 was added to the
Beeman Collection at the conclusion of the 1941 season. Original owner
Casey Lyman volunteered for service in the US Army in 1936, selling his
interest in the franchise to Baltimore philanthropist Steve Lyon. Following
the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Lyon was commissioned in the US Navy,
granting Franchise #15 ownership to investor Jim Beeman. He retained
control of the franchise in Covington until after the Korean Conflict in
1953, when Lyman retired from the Army and returned to operating a successful
TCBA franchise until 1962. The franchise shifted through many owners in the
ensuing years until finally landing in Farmington with Mike Mancini at the
helm in 1994. The franchise has been there ever since.
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