George Brophy

{{Short description|American baseball executive (1926–1998)}} [[File:George Brophy.jpg|thumb|Brophy]] '''George M. Brophy''' (September 15, 1926 – November 20, 1998) was an American [[professional baseball]] executive who served as [[farm system]] director for the [[Minnesota Twins]] of [[Major League Baseball]] for over 15 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/execdb/?show=exec&eid=brophge01|title = MLB Teams, Prospects, Video, News}}</ref>

A former sportswriter, Brophy was serving the [[General manager (baseball)|general manager]] of the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Class AAA]] [[Minneapolis Millers]] of the [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]] when the club folded after the {{by|1960}} season due to the relocation of the then-Washington Senators to the [[Twin Cities]] as the Minnesota Twins. Brophy then joined the Twins as assistant director of farm clubs. After the death of [[Sherry Robertson]], his boss, in 1970, Brophy was named to succeed him as Twins' vice president and farm director. Brophy stayed in this position until 1985, when he retired due to health problems and was succeeded by longtime deputy [[Jim Rantz]].<ref name=hof/><ref>[http://www.foxsportsnorth.com/10/22/12/Retiring-Rantz-looks-back-on-time-with-T/landing_twins.html?blockID=808475&feedID=5930 Retiring Rantz looks back]</ref> Following his retirement, Brophy served as a special assignment scout for the [[Houston Astros]] until 1996.

Brophy died in [[Edina, Minnesota]], on November 20, 1998, at the age of 72 from complications stemming from [[aplastic anemia]].<ref name=hof/>

In 1984, he was named the Topps' Long Meritorious Service Award winner.<ref name=hof/>

In 2009, Brophy was elected to the Twins' Hall of Fame.<ref name=hof>{{cite web| url = http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090123&content_id=3767268&vkey=pr_min&fext=.jsp&c_id=min| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120406184803/http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090123&content_id=3767268&vkey=pr_min&fext=.jsp&c_id=min| archive-date = 2012-04-06| title = Brad Radke and George Brophy Elected to Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame}} </ref>

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