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19-513: Leroux or Le Roux may refer to: Leroux (surname) , a surname of French or Breton origin Le Roux Smith Le Roux (1914–1963), South African artist, actor and broadcaster LeRoux (band) , an American rock band Places [ edit ] Le Roux, Ardèche , a municipality in the Ardèche department, France Le Roux, Belgium , a village in

38-518: A "player-friendly" owner. LeRoux was thwarted in an attempt to sell his share in the team for $ 20 million to Boston businessman David Mugar , and then rejected a counter-offer from Mrs. Yawkey and Sullivan. In 1983, the Red Sox suffered their first losing season since 1966, and the rift among the ownership factions became public. On June 6, prior to a Monday night home game against the Detroit Tigers ,

57-451: A lawsuit brought by an unsuccessful bidder for the Red Sox unearthed serious flaws in the sale agreement. The New York Times reported on November 20, 1977, that LeRoux and Sullivan had largely managed to gain 52 percent of the franchise due to an $ 8 million loan from Boston's State Street Bank , and that each man had each invested only $ 100,000 of their own capital in the deal. On December 8, American League owners voted 11–3 to reject

76-424: A reported $ 7 million to become majority general partner in the team. Following the failed takeover attempt, LeRoux largely faded from the public eye, although from 1986 to 1989 he did own Boston's Suffolk Downs , a Thoroughbred racetrack. By the late 1980s, he had filed assets of $ 100 million, "including oil wells, greyhound racing dogs and antique cars." In December 1986, LeRoux began negotiations to purchase

95-595: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Buddy LeRoux A native of Woburn, Massachusetts , LeRoux graduated from Woburn Memorial High School and Northeastern University and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps . He began his sporting career as an athletic trainer for the Boston Celtics (during their championship runs in the 1950s and 1960s), the Boston Bruins , and

114-497: The Boston Red Sox (1966–1974). During the 1970s, he also began to flourish in the business world, successfully investing in real estate and a series of physical therapy and rehabilitation hospitals. By 1977, LeRoux was wealthy enough to assemble a group of investors seeking to purchase the Red Sox from the estate of longtime owner Tom Yawkey , who had died in 1976. Yawkey's widow, Jean , had been owner and president during much of

133-571: The surname Leroux . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leroux_(surname)&oldid=1238407848 " Categories : Surnames French-language surnames Surnames of Breton origin Afrikaans-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

152-426: The 1976 season. With the backing of Rogers Badgett , a Kentucky -based coal magnate, LeRoux put together a 30-share limited partnership and then recruited Red Sox vice president Haywood Sullivan , one of Mrs. Yawkey's favorites among her husband's employees, as a member of his syndicate. On September 29, 1977, Mrs. Yawkey announced the team's sale to LeRoux and Sullivan's ownership group for $ 15 million. However,

171-511: The Red Sox planned a special benefit for stricken former star outfielder Tony Conigliaro , who had been incapacitated at age 37 by a heart attack in January 1982. Conigliaro's old teammates from the 1967 "Impossible Dream" Red Sox assembled for a pre-game ceremony , and a crowd of nearly 24,000 gathered, one of the largest gates at Fenway Park since Opening Day . Boston's television stations had crews in place to cover "Tony C Night." Prior to

190-449: The club's on-field decline was due to fiscal belt-tightening and refusal to compete aggressively for veteran talent by retaining or signing free agents , although it was not clear which general partner ordered the policy. Reportedly, the LeRoux faction wanted the team run in a more "business-like" manner, while Mrs. Yawkey sought to preserve some of the philosophies of her late husband, known as

209-529: The festivities, LeRoux called a press conference and announced that he and a majority of the team's limited partners, chiefly Badgett and Albert Curran, were exercising language in their partnership agreement to overthrow Sullivan and Yawkey and take command of the club. He announced a "reorganization of internal management" and appointed himself managing general partner, while bringing in former Red Sox general manager Dick O'Connell to replace Sullivan as head of baseball operations. Boston media immediately dubbed

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228-811: The fifth season of the video game series Criminal Case Messieurs Leroux, characters of Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès by Maurice Leblanc Pierre Leroux, from the novel A French Lover by Taslima Nasrin Zommari Leroux , villain from the manga Bleach References [ edit ] ^ Géopatronyme : surname Leroux , births before 1915 (French) ^ Géopatronyme : surname Le Roux , births before 1915 (French) ^ Géopatronyme : surname Roux , births before 1915 (French) See also [ edit ] Marie-Élisabeth Laville-Leroux (1770–1826), French painter De Roux Roux (surname) LaRue [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

247-4521: The 💕 Leroux (mostly northwestern France ), LeRoux (American spelling), Le Roux (mostly Brittany, as a translation of Breton Ar Rouz or Ar Ruz ) or Roux (mostly southeastern France, as a translation of Occitan Ros ) is a surname of French origin meaning "red-haired" or "red-skinned" and may also come in certain cases (e.g. with the spelling Le Roux) from Breton Ar Roue meaning ″The King″. It may refer to: People [ edit ] Adélaïde Leroux (born 1982), French actress AJ le Roux (born 1990), South African rugby player Alain Le Roux (c. 1040–1093), associate of William I of England Antoine Leroux (fl. 1846–1853), New Mexico mountain man Auguste Leroux (1871–1954), French painter Bernard Le Roux (born 1989), South African-born French rugby player Bruno Le Roux (born 1965), French politician Buddy LeRoux (1930–2008), American businessman and baseball club owner Charles C.-J. Le Roux (1724-?), French educator, inventor, and physicist Charles Le Roux (1814–1895), French painter Charles Leroux (1856–1889), American balloonist and parachutist Chelazon Leroux , Indigenous Canadian drag queen Chris Leroux (born 1984), Canadian baseball pitcher Christine Barkhuizen le Roux (1959–2020), South African writer Claudine Le Roux (born 1964), French canoer Christophe Le Roux (born 1969), French footballer Daniel Le Roux (1933–2016), South African footballer Doppies le Roux (born 1985), South African rugby player Etienne Leroux (1922–1989), South African writer François Le Roux (born 1955), French baritone François Leroux (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player Fred le Roux (1882–1963), South African cricketer Garth Le Roux (born 1955), South African cricketer Gaspard Le Roux (1660–1707), French harpsichordist Gaston Leroux (1868–1927), French journalist, detective, and novelist Gaston Leroux (ice hockey) (1913–1988), Canadian ice hockey player Gaston Leroux (politician) (born 1948), Canadian politician Grant le Roux (born 1986), South African rugby player Hennie le Roux (born 1967), South African rugby player Isabel Le Roux (born 1987), South African sprinter Jean Leroux (born 1949), Canadian politician Jean-Marie Le Roux (1863–1949), French mathematician Jean Paul Leroux , Venezuelan actor Jean-Yves Leroux (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player Josephine Leroux (1747–1794), French Ursuline nun Lash LeRoux (born 1976), American wrestler Laura Leroux-Revault (1872–1936) French artist and painter, daughter of Louis Hector Leroux . Laurent Leroux (1759–1855), Canadian businessman and politician Le Roux Smith Le Roux (1914–1963), South African artist, actor and broadcaster Louis Héctor Leroux (1829–1900), French painter, father of Laura Leroux-Revault . Louis Napoleon Le Roux (1890–1944), Breton nationalist Maurice Le Roux (1923–1992), French composer and conductor Maxime Leroux (1951–2010), French actor Ollie le Roux (born 1973), South African rugby player Paul Le Roux (born 1972), Rhodesia-born programmer, criminal cartel boss and DEA informant P. K. Le Roux (1904–1985), South African politician Pierre Leroux (1797–1871), French philosopher and political economist Pierre Leroux (author) (born 1958), Canadian novelist, journalist and screenwriter Pieter Louis Le Roux (1865–1943), South African missionary Robert Leroux (sociologist) (born 1964), Canadian sociologist Robert Leroux (fencer) (born 1967), French fencer Roland Leroux (born 1956), German chemist Roulland Le Roux (fl. 1508–1527), French architect Shaun Le Roux (born 1986), South African squash player Sydney Leroux (born 1990), Canadian-American soccer player Willie le Roux (born 1989), South African rugby player Xavier Leroux (1863–1919), French composer Yvon Le Roux (born 1960), French football player Fictional characters [ edit ] Françoise Leroux, aka “Femme Leroux”, character of Le Labyrinthe du monde (Memoirs) by Marguerite Yourcenar Leroux, in Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Leroux, in L’Armée des ombres ( Army of Shadows ) by Joseph Kessel Louis Leroux, from

266-500: The gambit the "Coup LeRoux." The two ousted general partners immediately filed suit against LeRoux, were granted an injunction , and then battled him in court over the next 12 months. The trial revealed unflattering details about all the principals: it was learned that LeRoux and his faction were in secret negotiations to buy the Cleveland Indians while still involved with the Red Sox and LeRoux's legal team heaped criticism upon

285-461: The management decisions of Mrs. Yawkey and Sullivan. In early June 1984, the legal fight ended with an appeals court ruling against LeRoux. He was removed as the team's executive vice president, administration, and his allies were purged from management. In late 1985, Jean Yawkey bought out Badgett, Curran and LeRoux's own limited partnership (which reportedly fetched $ 2 million). On March 30, 1987, Mrs. Yawkey acquired LeRoux's general partnership for

304-428: The municipality of Fosses-la-Ville , Namur province, Belgium See also [ edit ] La Roux , an English synthpop duo La Roux (album) , their 2009 debut studio album All pages with titles containing Leroux All pages with titles containing Le Roux Roux (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

323-547: The proposed purchase. Over the next five months, both the terms of the sale and LeRoux' ownership group were restructured. Mrs. Yawkey, who had originally been a limited partner in the group, re-invested in the Red Sox and joined the LeRoux-Sullivan bid as a third general partner. The revamped bid, now valued at $ 20.5 million, was approved by the American League on May 23, 1978. Mrs. Yawkey's renewed prominence and role with

342-485: The team were reflected when she was reappointed club president, with LeRoux as executive vice president and head of business operations. Sullivan became executive vice president, general manager and head of baseball operations. At one point, LeRoux and Badgett controlled an estimated 42 percent of Red Sox stock. But LeRoux and his limited partners grew restive when the Red Sox fell from contention, and attendance at Fenway Park and revenues fell from prior levels. Part of

361-501: The title Leroux . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leroux&oldid=1105709276 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Leroux (surname) From Misplaced Pages,

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