Jerry McMorris

Jerry Dean McMorris (October 9, 1940 – May 8, 2012) was the principal owner of the Colorado Rockies of the National League from 1992 through 2005.

McMorris spearheaded an effort to help raise the money, bringing in meatpacking heir Charlie Monfort and Oren Benton as part of the group.

His tenure as owner was characterized by a desire to win despite the fact that the franchise had to deal with pitching troubles that arose from the high elevation in Denver, which namely meant McMorris trying to give large contracts to pitchers to try to counter the hitting; an example of this process was Denny Neagle, Mike Hampton, and Darryl Kile.

The crash of his trucking business in 1999 led to him selling portions of the team to the Monfort brothers (Charlie and Dick) which gave them over 40 percent ownership.

Jerry met his wife Mary in 1962 and had two sons and a daughter: Michael Dean McMorris (1964-1996) Scott and Kelly.