August A. Busch III

August Adolphus Busch III
(Auggie, the Third or Three Sticks)

• School University of Arizona
• High School Ladue Horton Watkins High School

• Born June 16, 1937 in St. Louis, MO USA

Biographical Information

August A. Busch III was the eldest son of August Jr. Prior to owning the St. Louis Cardinals, August served as President (1974-2002), Chief Executive Officer (1975-2002), and Chairman of the Board (1977-2006) of Anheuser-Busch. When August, Jr. died in 1989, August III took over as team owner and served as such until 1996 when he sold the team to William DeWitt, Jr.

Source:

• http://anheuser-busch.com/index.php/our-heritage/history/
• http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/business/17shelf.html?_r=0