Spike Briggs | |
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| Born | Walter Owen Briggs Jr. January 20, 1912 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 3, 1970 (aged 58) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Baseball executive |
| Parent | Walter Briggs Sr. |
Walter Owen "Spike" Briggs Jr. (January 20, 1912 – July 3, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball executive. He was the owner of the Detroit Tigers for five seasons following the death of his father, industrialist Walter Briggs Sr., in 1952.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Briggs was educated at Canterbury School and graduated from Georgetown University in 1934. He joined the family business, Briggs Manufacturing Company (maker of automobile bodies), and interrupted his business career to serve as a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1] He also had become a vice president of the Tigers before the war.