Jerry Buss, Los Angeles Lakers' flamboyant owner, dies at 80
On one hand you have an owner in Buss who presided over the Los Angeles Lakers for 33-plus years, finishing with 19 division titles, 16 trips to the NBA Finals and 10 -- count 'em, 10 -- NBA.
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Jerry Buss had been a chemist and a mathematician long before he bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. The self-made millionaire with a head for business and an impresario's heart immersed himself in the NBA with every skill he acquired along the way. With his personal alchemy and charisma, he blended two generations of marquee basketball stars and big-name coaches into 10 championship teams.
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Dr. Jerry Buss, the longtime patriarch of the Los Angeles Lakers and the greatest owner in this history of professional sports, passed away on February 18, 2013 at the age of 80. Since he.
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Jeanie. Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss (January 27, 1933 - February 18, 2013) was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the 1980s.
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Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss has died at age 80, according to a spokesperson for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Buss died at 5:55 a.m., according to Medical Center spokeswoman Sally.
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Jerry Buss, who bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979 and turned them into the N.B.A.'s glamour team, winners of 10 league championships and the cornerstone of his Southern California sports.
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Lakers Reporter. As the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers from 1979 until he passed away in 2013, Dr. Jerry Buss oversaw one of the greatest stretches in sports and entertainment history. His.
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Dr. Jerry Buss, the longtime patriarch of the Los Angeles Lakers and the greatest owner in the history of professional sports, passed away on Monday morning at the age of 80. Since he purchased.
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During the Buss years, the mansion saw its fair share of A-list celebrities. Jerry and Karen Buss purchased the property in Jan 1994 for $280,000 and custom built the home to mirror the Rosewood.
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The gamble worked out historically well for Buss. The $24 million he purchased for the Lakers and Kings would be $95.57 million in today's money. 43 years later, the combined purchase of both.
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Jerry Buss built a glittering life at the intersection of sports and Hollywood. After growing up in poverty in Wyoming, he earned success in academia, aerospace and real estate before discovering his favorite vocation when he bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. While Buss wrote the checks and fostered partnerships with two generations of basketball greats, the Lakers won 10 NBA titles and.
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LOS ANGELES -- For nearly two and a half hours Thursday afternoon, the men and women who loved the late Los Angeles Lakers owner, Dr. Jerry Buss, gathered to celebrate his life and share stories.
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February 18, 2013 8:24am. Jerry Buss 1980 - H 2013. Getty Images. Jerry Buss, the billionaire Los Angeles Lakers owner who time and time again spared no expense in making his NBA team a top-notch.
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The show stars John C. Reilly as the late Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, a flamboyant self-made millionaire who was a chemist and real-estate mogul before becoming the architect of the.
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The Buss approach to sports franchise ownership Jerry Buss and Kobe Bryant | Kevin Reece/WireImage. $67.5 million was all it took to buy the Lakers, NHL squad the Kings, venue the Forum, and a massive Kern County ranch for good measure. Even by 1979 standards, this was something of a fire sale.