Charles E. Cord, Team Owner, Arena Operator, 70, Dies
Charles E. Cord Sr., former president of Pan-Pacific Auditorium, the Los Angeles Monarchs of the old Pacific Coast Hockey League and most recently a broadcasting executive in Reno, has died in that Nevada city.
The son of Errett Lobban Cord, maker of the classic automobile that bore his name, was 70 when he died of a heart attack Tuesday.
Cord operated the now-shuttered auditorium where his hockey team performed and ice shows appeared from 1947 until the 1950s, when regularly scheduled sporting events and home and decorator shows began seeking other sites. He then moved to Reno to take over some of the family’s radio and television facilities there.
His father died in 1974.
Cord’s survivors include his wife Mary Alice, a son, daughter and six grandchildren.
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