Coup de Grass

Edward "Buddy" LeRoux, the Al Haig of Boston Red Sox owners, has died at the age of 77. The former team trainer worked his way up to VP, then was a minority owner of the team with Haywood Sullivan and Jean Yawkey, widow of former owner Tom Yawkey. In June 1983, with the team preparing to honor former star Tony Conigliaro, recovering from a stroke the year earlier, LeRoux announced the “Coup LeRoux” in which he announced he had taken control of the team. Fans were outraged that Conigliaro’s night was upstaged and LeRoux lost the court battle with Yawkey and Sullivan and was forced to sell his share of the team.