▁move ▁to ▁Oak land , ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Carl ▁& ▁his ▁daughter ▁Nancy ▁moved ▁from ▁Texas ▁to ▁Oak land ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁manage ▁the ▁business . ▁ ▁Carl ▁was ▁a ▁private ▁and ▁hum ble ▁individual . ▁In ▁the ▁off - season , ▁Carl ▁enjoyed ▁teaching ▁' Bus iness ▁Law ' ▁part - time ▁at ▁Lan ey ▁College , ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁CA . ▁ ▁Minor ity ▁owner ▁Carl ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁attention ▁to ▁himself , ▁but ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁huge ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁Oak land ▁A ' s , ▁as ▁General ▁Manager ▁and ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁operations ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁peace - keeper ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁working ▁with ▁Charlie ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁championship ▁teams , ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁Carl ' s ▁job ▁to ▁implement ▁and ▁manage ▁Charlie ▁O ' s ▁prom ot ional ▁ideas , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁bright ▁yellow ▁and ▁green ▁uniform s , ▁orange ▁baseball s , ▁Har vey ▁the ▁mechanical ▁rabb it , ▁Oak land ▁A ' s ▁Prom otion ▁Days , ▁the ▁Fin ley ▁Fire works , ▁Charlie ▁the ▁M ule , ▁and ▁the ▁A ' s ▁' R ally ▁Rail road ▁Bell ▁R inger '. ▁▁▁ ▁Carl ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁spoke ▁at ▁local ▁organizations ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Oak land ▁A ' s , ▁de alt ▁with ▁players ' ▁contract ▁reviews , ▁and ▁attended ▁ML B ▁annual ▁own ers '