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    Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss (January 27, 1933 – February 18, 2013) was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority...
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    professional wrestling promotion Women of Wrestling (WOW). A daughter of Jerry Buss, who owned the Lakers and other sports businesses, she entered the family...
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    extremely close relationship with Lakers owner Jerry Buss, whom he saw as a mentor and father figure. Calling Buss his "second father" and "one of [his] best...
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  • oldest son of the late Lakers owner Jerry Buss. Buss was born in Inglewood, California, to JoAnn and Jerry Buss. Their oldest son, he was raised with...
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  • Basketball Association (NBA). He is the son of former Lakers owner Jerry Buss. Buss was president of the Los Angeles Lazers professional indoor soccer...
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    team relied on fast breaks and won five NBA championships. Lakers owner Jerry Buss purchased the team in 1979, and he wanted their games to be entertaining...
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    for superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Two big changes came in 1979, first, Jerry Buss purchased the Lakers, and pioneered a vision of basketball as entertainment...
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  • aging stars, Howard's pending free agency the coming summer, and owner Jerry Buss' deteriorating health. Brown's dismissal after five games was the third-fastest...
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  • Buss (born 1959), American sports executive; son of Jerry Buss Johnny Buss (born 1956), American sports executive; oldest son of Jerry Buss Leo Buss,...
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  • season, Jerry Buss' first as owner and Magic Johnson's rookie year. The second season takes place between 1980 and 1984. John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss Quincy...
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    the wishes of Bryant, as Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss reportedly sided with Bryant. Jackson, Bryant, and Buss all denied that Bryant had made any explicit...
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  • that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) from 1982 to 1989. Jerry Buss, the owner of California Sports, the parent company of the Los Angeles...
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  • Sparks Kids Buss is the former daughter-in-law of Jerry Buss, who owned the Los Angeles Lakers and other sports businesses. Christy Curtis Buss was born...
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  • O'Connell (Georgia Bird/Shelly/Patricia Moore), Peter Scolari (Red Auerbach/Jerry Buss/Pat Riley), Rob Ray Manning, Jr. (Michael Cooper/Henry Alvarado/Frank)...
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  • with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. Lakers owner Jerry Buss owned the Sparks as a sister team to the Los Angeles Lakers from 1997...
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    team at home games. They also perform at many other events and venues. Jerry Buss commissioned the Laker Girls in 1979 after he had purchased the Lakers...
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  • in 2003. Timmons was married to basketball executive Jeanie Buss, daughter of Jerry Buss, from 1990 to 1993. From 1997 to 2018, he was married to actress...
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    three-point line. This was also the team's first season under the ownership of Jerry Buss. Magic's season represented the birth of the Showtime Lakers. Only 13...
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  • 2013). "Buss family won't sell Lakers". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. "Los Angeles Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss on the time...
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    Berryhill, American singer-songwriter and wife of the late Paul Williams Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers Diana Serra Cary, child star known as...
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  • received his first NBA head coaching job in 1979–80 with the Lakers. Owner Jerry Buss, who had recently acquired the team, wanted games to be entertaining,...
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  • namesake of the original Los Angeles Strings (1974–78) and were owned by Jerry Buss, who also owned the original team. The Strings played their home matches...
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  • 2013. "Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies". Fox Sports. February 18, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013. "LA Lakers' owner Jerry Buss dies at 80". NBA. February...
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    Weekend at Bernie's. McNall bought a 25 percent stake in the Kings from Jerry Buss in 1986, and bought an additional 24 percent in 1987 to become the team's...
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    of then-owner Jack Kent Cooke's final acts before selling the team to Jerry Buss during that summer. While Magic dazzled in his rookie season, Kareem would...
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  • declined to match the Lakers' offer. In the 1979 NBA draft, new owner Jerry Buss drafted Earvin "Magic" Johnson with the #1 pick acquired via trade with...
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    "Lakers Legendary Jerry Buss and His "Rags to Riches" Story Truly One of a Kind," Bleacher Report, February 18, 2013. "Cooke, Buss Confirm Sale of Coast...
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  • the first three seasons of the Triple Crown Line, a period where Dr. Jerry Buss purchased the Kings, the Lakers, and the Forum for $67.5 million, the...
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  • chief of police Jerry Buss (1933–2013), American businessman, sports teams owner, real estate investor, chemist, and philanthropist Jerry Colangelo (born...
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    reason for the split was due to the fact that McKay cast John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss on the show Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, a role that...
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