Former San Francisco Giants managing partner Bill Neukom passed away at age 83 on Thu Jul 17, 2025. Neukom was key in leading the Giants to the 2010 World Championship and was said to be the team’s success of winning two more World Series in 2012 and 2014 despite being removed as the managing partner after the 2010 season. Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants receives his World Series ring from managing partner Bill Neukom before his game against the St. Louis Cardinals at AT&T Park on April 9, 2011, in San Francisco. (Getty file photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca:

#1 Michael talk about how much former Giants general managing partner Bill Neukom who passed away at 83 meant to the San Francisco Giants organization when he took over in 2010.

#2 Neukom was popular with the Giants employees well liked and got the Giants going in the right direction.

#3 After Neukom took over the franchise the Giants won their first World Series in 2010 their first since moving to San Francisco from New York in 1958.

#4 Neukom was hard to miss staining six foot four inches and wearing a orange and black bow tie keeping with the Giants team colors.

#5 Neukom ended up being forced out after Neukom’s fellow co owners complained that Neukom was spending money and reportedly not communicating with his co owners about such expenditures. It was said that Neukom was one of the main reasons why the Giants won World Series in not only 2010 but 2012 and 2014 as well.

Michael Duca is a podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com