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Mike Veeck

American baseball executive
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  • Steve Dahl on Disco Demolition Night
    Disco Demolition Night
    / Steve Dahl and Mike Veeck

    …Disco Demolition Night, along with Mike Veeck, the White Sox’s promotions director and the son of the team’s owner, Bill Veeck. Mike Veeck was inspired by a “Salute to Disco” event previously hosted at Comiskey Park. “We ought to have a night for people who hate disco,” Veeck recalls in…

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    …Disco Demolition Night, along with Mike Veeck, the White Sox’s promotions director and the son of the team’s owner, Bill Veeck. Mike Veeck was inspired by a “Salute to Disco” event previously hosted at Comiskey Park. “We ought to have a night for people who hate disco,” Veeck recalls in…

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