Tag Archives: Monmouth Park
Leon Hess
Leon Hess (Pro football. Born, Asbury Park, NJ, Mar. 13, 1914; died, New York, NY, May 7, 1999.) While he became distinguished as a benevolent owner in his later years, Leon Hess was the junior partner in the five-man syndicate that purchased the bankrupt Titans of the American Football League in 1963. Hess was also […]
August Belmont
August Belmont (Horse racing. Born, Alzey, Prussia, Dec. 8, 1813; died, New York, NY, Nov. 24, 1890.) From its opening in 1837, the private bank of August Belmont was a mainstay of the New York financial community. Belmont also became the most important arbiter of manners and style in the City’s emerging social class. But […]
