Legacy Tom Yawkey

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fenway park main entrance on yawkey way.


yawkey popular figure in boston , respected voice in major league councils, evidenced fellow american league owners naming him vice president between 1956 , 1973, though fellow owners regarded him strange fish in words of 1 contemporary sports writer yawkey s willingness spend lavishly on salaries , perks star players @ expense of profits.


yawkey died leukemia in boston on july 9, 1976. wife, jean r. yawkey, became president of club following death. in 1977, section of jersey street fenway park located renamed yawkey way in honor.


after tom yawkey posthumously established yawkey foundation in 1976 bequest in will, foundation recorded $420 million in 2002 income after sale of boston red sox. alongside second foundation formed in 1982 jean yawkey, yawkey foundations donated $30 million in 2007 dana-farber cancer institute build yawkey center cancer care in boston.


a chain of islands off coast of georgetown, south carolina make tom yawkey wildlife center heritage preserve, nature preserve formed 24,000 acres of land yawkey willed south carolina department of natural resources, purchased use hunting retreat, later allowing access red sox players including ted williams. consists of north , south islands , majority of cat island.


yawkey elected baseball hall of fame in 1980.








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