The San Francisco Giants had recently announced just four days ago that they would be honoring Magowan this season as the first non player to be elected into the team’s Wall of Fame.
Magowan’s impact with the Giants was worthy of the honor.
As the former managing general partner of the group that bought the Giants in 1992, Magowan helped prevent the team from moving to Tampa Bay and ultimately building one of the most beautiful parks in all of sports in 2000.
In 2008, Magowan created the Wall of Fame, and team president Larry Baer saw it fitting to honor the man himself to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the park he helped build.