John Mott Drew (1883–1977) was an American entrepreneur and sports executive who was an officer and owner of the

Hilldale Club The Hilldale Athletic Club (informally known as Darby Daisies) were an American professional Negro league baseball team based in Darby, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. Established as a boys team in 1910, the Hilldales were developed by their ...

of the

Negro leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...

. Drew started out in the transportation business, forming the John M. Drew Bus Line in

Darby, Pennsylvania Darby is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is located along Darby Creek southwest of Center City Philadelphia. The borough of Darby is distinct from the nearby municipality of Darby Township. History Darby ...

. He took over the responsibility of running the club after Ed Bolden became incapacitated, working with the team from 1928 to 1932. He was the eldest son of Napoleon Bonaparte Drew, a slave at Belmead who became the first black man to own property in Powhatan, Virginia after Emancipation.

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1883 births 1977 deaths Baseball executives People from Darby, Pennsylvania Negro league baseball executives {{baseball-business-bio-stub