George H. Capron (July 27, 1886 – October 26, 1972) was an American college football and baseball player and multimillionaire investor in Southern California real estate.
[2] Late in his career at the University of Minnesota, Capron became involved in a controversy over his eligibility when reports surfaced that he had played professional baseball under a false name.
In 1909, he played 155 games as the left fielder for the Seattle Turks, compiling 164 hits, 27 doubles, 8 triples, 15 home runs, and a .275 batting average.
He was credited with having an "uncanny foresight in predicting population trends," acquiring properties in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, and became a multimillionaire with an estate valued at $24 million.
[6][7] In later years, Capron was in poor health and was the subject of conservatorship proceedings and allegations that his wife's family and others had stolen from him and procured a 1967 will by fraud and undue influence.