Delbert E. Webb (May 17, 1899 – July 4, 1974) was an American construction magnate, real estate developer and sports-team owner who is significant for founding and developing the retirement community of Sun City, Arizona. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure A retirement community, or active adult community, is a very broad generic term that covers many varieties of housing for retirees and seniors - especially designed or geared Sun City is a Census-designated place and unincorporated town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. He was born in Fresno, California and dropped out of high school to become a carpenter's apprentice. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. At the age of 28, he suffered typhoid fever, and as a result moved to Phoenix, Arizona to recover. Typhoid fever, also known as enteric fever, bilious fever, Yellow Jack or commonly just typhoid, is an illness caused by the Bacterium Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. In 1928, he began his namesake company which was a construction contractor. He received many military contracts during World War II, including the construction of the Poston War Relocation Center near Parker, Arizona. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Poston War Relocation Center, located in Yuma County (now in La Paz County) of Arizona, was the largest of the ten American Concentration camps Parker ( Mojave ' Amat Kuhwely, formerly ' Ahwe Nyava) is a town in and the County seat of La Paz County, Arizona, United Poston imprisoned over 17,000 Japanese Americans and at the time was the third largest "city" in Arizona.
He was associated with Howard Hughes and golfed with Hughes, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Robert and Barry Goldwater. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in Robert Goldwater (1907-1973 was an art historian African arts scholar and the first director of the Museum of Primitive Art, New York from 1957 to 1973
A lifelong baseball fan, in 1945 Del Webb and partners Dan Topping and Larry MacPhail purchased the New York Yankees team in Major League Baseball for $2. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-3 All-Star Game Daniel Reid Topping ( June 11 1912 - May 18 1974) was a part owner and president of the New York Yankees baseball team from 1945 to Leland Stanford "Larry" MacPhail Sr ( February 3 1890 - October 1 1975) was an American executive and innovator in The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 8 million. After buying out MacPhail in October 1947, Webb and Topping would remain owners of the Yankees until selling the club to CBS during the 1964 season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 All-Star Game CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP
In 1948 in Tucson, Arizona, Webb was contracted to build 600 houses and a shopping center called Pueblo Gardens. Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast This was a prelude to Sun City, Arizona, which was launched January 1, 1960 with five models, a shopping center, recreation center and golf course. Sun City is a Census-designated place and unincorporated town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The opening weekend drew 100,000 people, ten times more than expected, and resulted in a Time Magazine cover story. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and
Webb also developed a chain of motor hotels under the Hiway House name, and built the Las Vegas Flamingo hotel for Bugsy Siegel. Hiway House was a motor hotel chain founded in 1956 at Phoenix Arizona by the late Del Webb, a construction magnate who owned the New York Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally The Flamingo Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Paradise Nevada and is owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel He later opened his own casinos, the Sahara and The Mint. The Sahara Hotel and Casino is a Hotel Casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. The Mint Las Vegas was a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas Nevada. Del Webb Middle School, in Henderson, Nevada, opened in 2005. Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States adjacent to the Las Vegas metropolitan area; it is located mainly to the southeast Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America.
Webb died at age 75 in Rochester, Minnesota following surgery for lung cancer, less than two months after Topping's death. Rochester is a City in the US state of Minnesota and is the County seat of Olmsted County. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung.
See also
- Sun City Summerlin, Nevada
- Sun City Anthem Florence, Arizona
- Sun City Texas Georgetown, Texas
External links
- Del Webb company website history of company and man
- Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts
- Del Webb at Find A Grave
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