Joan Kroc

Joan Beverly Mansfield Kroc

• Born August 27, 1928 in St. Paul, MN
• Died October 12, 2003 in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Biographical Information

Joan Kroc was the wife of McDonald's restaurant founder and San Diego Padres owner Ray Kroc. After his death in 1984, she succeeded him as owner and saw the Padres reach the World Series for the first time that year. She sold the club in 1990 to a group headed by Tom Werner for $75 million.

Padres Owners
Previous	Current	Next
Ray Kroc	Joan Kroc (1984-1990)	Tom Werner

Further Reading

• William A. Cook: Lady Moguls: A History of Women Who Have Owned Major League Baseball Teams, Sunbury Press, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2015. ISBN 978-1-6200-6636-2