The late David Montgomery, a former resident of Wyndmoor and Philadelphia Phillies president and CEO, was posthumously inducted into the Toyota Phillies Wall of Fame at Citizens Bank Park on August 17.
Montgomery, who passed away in 2019, spent 48 years rising from ticket office representative to club president and CEO. His tenure included a then-National League record of 257 straight sellouts (2009-2012), as well as five consecutive NL East titles (2007-2011), back-to-back NL pennants (2008-2009) and the 2008 World Series championship, according to MLB.com.
Montgomery was also honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame with the prestigious Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
“As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of Citizens Bank Park, it is the perfect time to continue our celebration of the 2007-2011 teams who established Red October as one of the best experiences in all of sports,” said Phillies Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer John Middleton in June. “No person deserves to be this year’s honoree more than David Montgomery who led the effort to design and build our ballpark and presided over one of the best eras in Phillies baseball. This will be a very special tribute for our fans and Phillies family, as David becomes the 48th inductee of the Toyota Wall of Fame.”
“David Montgomery was one of those rare men with a brilliant baseball mind, who truly cared about his players and the people he worked alongside,” said Hall of Famer Jim Thome, the 2016 Phillies Wall of Fame inductee. “He loved the City of Philadelphia, and his name is synonymous with the Phillies. I’m thrilled to hear that his impact on the club and his contributions to Citizens Bank Park are being immortalized on the Wall of Fame. Our family can’t wait to celebrate with Lyn and the Montgomery family in August.”
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