Carl may still own a rambler in Edina, but he lives in a shrine(mansion)
behind the green on hole #5 on Interlachen Country Club - always rated in
the top 25 of golf courses in the USA.
Steve Meldahl
Jordan (work)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Kuettel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mpls. Issues List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 3:23 PM
Subject: [Mpls] Carl Pohlad
> Hi All!
>
> I met Smilin' Carl a long long time ago, before he owned the Twins ('81?)
> when he was Chair of the Board of the Mpls Chamber. They had just hired a
> smooth operator named Dick Upton to be president of the Chamber and Dick
> introduced me to the Board as the Chamber's official "Software
Consultant."
>
> It was the first I'd ever heard of the guy, but I was very impressed that
an
> old (yes, he struck me as old, even then) bank president was willing to
run
> a 6:30am meeting for a rinky-dink business organization.
>
> Anyhoo, as I have gotten to know Carl as well as anyone else who reads
> newspapers, I have always wondered what makes the guy tick.
>
> Has anyone done a comprehensive bio on him?
>
> At the time he bought the Twins, it was considered a great act of
> civic-minded sacrifice and he was a hero for rescuing the team from the
> miserly clutches of the "hated" Cal Griffith. My how his image has
changed.
> As has old Cal's, bless his memory!
>
> But outside of baseball, I guess old Carl has had a pretty active business
> career.
>
> Can anyone relate any verifyable stories?
>
> I have heard that he raped Twin City Rapid Transit and pawned it off on
the
> Public. I have heard that he hung around with Kid Kane (sp?) and other
> shady characters. I have heard that he was a big-time corporate raider,
> hiding behind his flashy partner Irwin Jacobs.
>
> I know that he owned Marquette Bank, but I have heard that he also made
soda
> pop.
>
> I have also heard that he has lived simply and still owns an Edina rambler
> he built in the 50's.
>
> A worthy thread?
>
> At least if someone knows of a bio out there somewhere, I would love to
hear
> about this colorful, frustrating, mysterious and important Minneapolitan.
>
> Cheers!
>
> PK
>
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