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| Born: | February 23, 1883 Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
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| Died: | December 10, 1946 (aged 63) Belle Harbor, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Owner |
| College | None |
| Career history | |
| As owner | |
| 1925–1936 | New York Americans (NHL) |
| 1928–1930 | Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) |
| 1930–1931 | Philadelphia Quakers (NHL) |
| 1930–1933 | Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) |
William Vincent Dwyer (February 23, 1883 – December 10, 1946), known as "Big Bill" Dwyer, was an early Irish-American Prohibition gangster and bootlegger in New York during the 1920s. He used his profits to purchase sports properties, including the New York Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL). He eventually was brought down by the U.S. government through legal actions, leaving Dwyer penniless at the end of his life in 1946.[non sequitur][not verified in body]