Horace Bullard

1938–2013 (age 75)

Biography

Horace Bullard built a chain of neighborhood restaurants in Brooklyn and became a powerful advocate for bringing professional baseball back to his beloved borough.

He invested his own time and resources in plans for a new stadium and supported local job creation, earning admiration from neighbors who saw him as a steward of Brooklyn’s future.

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