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Mike Shannon (1939-2023), affiliated with St. Louis Cardinals for over 50 years, as a player (1962–1970), in front office, and, since 1972, radio and TV announcer; Scott Shannon (born 1947), a radio disk jockey hosting WCBS-FM in New York City. Augustus Shapleigh (1810–1902), president of Shapleigh Hardware Company and early pioneer of St ...
Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), Hungarian journalist, creator of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Pulitzer Prize; Howard Rushmore (1913–1958), journalist for The Daily Worker, New York Journal-American and Confidential magazine; Elaine Viets, St. Louis columnist and author
However, Carl and Bernie Shelton (in 1948) were both murdered on orders from former gang member Frank "Buster" Wortman, who had taken over the Shelton operations in their absence and dominated St. Louis' illegal gambling and other criminal activities until his death in 1968. Earl Shelton was also ambushed and shot, but he survived.
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James Estel Williams Sr. (September 15, 1921 – February 13, 1983) was an American attorney, teacher, and politician who became the first black mayor of East St. Louis, Illinois. On April 6, 1971, Williams as a political newcomer and independent defeated Virgil Calvert, another black candidate who had been a member of the city council by a ...
James Leroy Bottomley (April 23, 1900 – December 11, 1959) was an American professional baseball first baseman, scout and manager.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1922 to 1937, most prominently as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals where he helped lead the team to four National League pennants and two World Series titles.
Francis Slay (J.D. 1980) – Forty-ninth mayor of the City of St. Louis; Steve Stenger – Democratic politician and former County Executive of St. Louis County [6] [7] James F. Strother – Virginia House of Delegate (1840-1851), Speaker of the Virginia House (1851), U.S. Congressman, Virginia (1851-1853)
After more than ten years playing in and around St. Louis, in 1933 he and Sykes moved to Chicago. [3] In Chicago, he was nicknamed St. Louis Jimmy and had a solid performing and recording career for the next four decades. [2] Chicago became his home, but Oden traveled with blues players throughout the United States.