Whitney also helped bring major league baseball and hockey to the Twin Cities and was a former co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings.
The St. Cloud native was CEO from 1963-1972 of the investment banking firm Dain and Co.
His son, Ben Whitney,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, says Wheelock Whitney died Friday at his home in Independence of natural causes.
Services are pending.
Whitney is survived by his wife, former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz,Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Authentic, and his children, Wheelock Whitney III, Pennell Whitney, Joseph Whitney and Ben Whitney.
The moderate Republican ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1982 and for the U,cheap jerseys from china.S. Senate in 1964.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota businessman and former Vikings co-owner Wheelock Whitney Jr. has died. He was 89,Jerseys NFL Wholesale.
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