Richard Muckerman (April 9, 1897 – March 15, 1959) was a 1912 graduate from

Western Military Academy Western Military Academy was a private military preparatory school located in Alton, Illinois, United States. It operated from 1879 to 1971. The campus is part of the National Register of Historic Places District (ID.78001167). The school motto wa ...

in Alton, Illinois. He was the owner of the

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of the

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from through . He sold the Browns to Bill DeWitt after the 1948 season. Muckerman died of a

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in 1959.

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