During his career, McGowan umpired in 8 World Series, tying the AL record set by Tommy Connolly and previously tied by Bill Dinneen: 1928, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1947 and 1950. He was also one of the umpires for the first All-Star Game in 1933, and later worked behind the plate in the 1937, 1942 and 1950 games. He was also the plate umpire for the first American League pennant play-off game in 1948. During one sixteen-year period, McGowan did not miss a single inning (2,541 games).
McGowan led that company and the entire telecommunications industry in the application of new technologies, the creation of innovative services, and the introduction of competition into what had previously been a closed monopolistic universe.
William G. McGowan was born and raised in the coal country of Pennsylvania, the son of a second generation Irish railroad engineer and a hard working school teacher.
The McGowan Charitable Fund is proud to assist in these diverse areas of assistance to the young, the infirm and to those seeking an education that may lead to entrepreneurial successes and business leadership in the mold of BillMcGowan.
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