Bill Giles, longtime Phillies owner and executive, dies at 92

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Bill Giles, shown at right at a 1982 news conference welcoming Pete Rose to the Phillies, helped create a mascot for the team that would become the beloved Phillie Phanatic. — Article image accompanying Bill Giles, longtime Phillies owner and executive, dies at 92 on WagerUp Sports News.
Bill Giles, shown at right at a 1982 news conference welcoming Pete Rose to the Phillies, helped create a mascot for the team that would become the beloved Phillie Phanatic.

Bill Giles, the longtime Phillies owner and executive who helped bring Pete Rose to Philadelphia and helped create the Phillie Phanatic mascot, has died at age 92.

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