Edmund B Fitzgerald was a minority owner, vice president, and board member of the Milwaukee Brewers from their arrival in Milwaukee until 1982 (though his name is perhaps more familiar for the ill fated ship named after his father). The check, for 34.85 was written on January 21, 1974, and is endorsed by Fitzgerald. On the front, it is signed by then Brewers majority owner Allen "Bud" Selig and one other - we can make out Robert W, but not the last name