About Sue Burns
Lived 1950 – 2009 (aged 58). Sue Burns was an American baseball player, teacher and businesswoman.
Sue Burns (August 9, 1950 – July 19, 2009) was an American businesswoman who was the senior general partner (principal owner and largest shareholder) of the San Francisco Giants baseball franchise.
Early life Burns was born in Anchorage, Alaska on August 9, 1950. She earned a degree at California State University-Hayward and was a math teacher at the Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley, California from 1983 to 1992. The role of managing partner for the Giants was assumed by Bill Neukom.
Death She died on July 19, 2009, a week after learning she had lung cancer.
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Who was Sue Burns?
American baseball player
When was Sue Burns born?
Sue Burns was born on 19 August 1950 in Anchorage.
When did Sue Burns die?
Sue Burns died on 19 July 2009.
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Sue Burns was a baseball player, teacher and businesswoman.
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Sue Burns was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sue Burns. https://biography.guide/sue-burns/
MLA: "Sue Burns." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/sue-burns/.
Chicago: "Sue Burns." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/sue-burns/.
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