# John Allyn > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Allyn > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Allyn.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Allyn > Source revision: 1336362873 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American baseball executive}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | full_name = | nickname = | nationality = | national_team = | citizenship = | birth_date =May 17, 1917 | birth_place =[Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois) | death_date =April 29, 1979 | death_place =[Winnetka, Illinois](/source/Winnetka%2C_Illinois) | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Co-owner, [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = | weight = | spouse = | life_partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = [Arthur Allyn, Jr.](/source/Arthur_Allyn%2C_Jr.) (Brother) | other_interests = | website = | module = | country = | sport = Baseball | position = | shoots = | catches = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) | league_type = | club = [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''John Allyn''' (May 17, 1917 – April 29, 1979) was the co-owner of the [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) of the [American League](/source/American_League) with his brother [Arthur Allyn, Jr.](/source/Arthur_Allyn%2C_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](/source/Chicago_Mustangs_(1967%E2%80%9368)) 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](/source/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] {{Chicago White Sox owners}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Allyn, Arthur Jr.}} Category:1917 births Category:1979 deaths Category:Major League Baseball executives Category:Major League Baseball owners Category:Chicago White Sox owners Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) executives Category:Businesspeople from Chicago Category:20th-century American businesspeople {{US-baseball-business-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [John Allyn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Allyn) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Allyn?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.