{{short description|American baseball executive}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = | honorific_suffix = | image = <!-- name.jpg --> | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = <!-- if different than name/birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | citizenship = | birth_date =May 17, 1917 | birth_place =Chicago, Illinois | death_date =April 29, 1979 | death_place =Winnetka, Illinois | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Co-owner, Chicago White Sox | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = | life_partner = | children = | parents = <!-- or | mother = | father = --> | relatives = Arthur Allyn, Jr. (Brother) | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = | sport = Baseball | position = | shoots = | catches = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = Major League Baseball | league_type = | club = Chicago White Sox | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }}

'''John Allyn''' (May 17, 1917 – April 29, 1979) was the co-owner of the Chicago White Sox of the American League with his brother Arthur Allyn, Jr. from {{by|1961}} through {{by|1969}}, and sole principal owner from {{by|1969}} through {{by|1975}}. In addition, John Allyn served as president of the Chicago Mustangs soccer team which he co-owned with his brother, Arthur. In 1975, Allyn sold the club back to the person he and his brother had purchased it from in 1961, Bill Veeck.

==References== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070106160515/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/teams/team.php?team=chicago_white_sox White Sox History on Baseball Library]

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