Tenny Blount | |
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Born | John Tenny Blount January 29, 1873 |
Died | December 22, 1934 | (aged 61)
Occupation | Negro league baseball executive |
Years active | 1919-1933 |
John Tenny Blount (January 29, 1873 – December 22, 1934) was an American sports executive, who owned the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League. He was a friend of Rube Foster, and served as president of the Negro National League. Blount was a numbers banker and ran a gambling establishment. [1]