Abe Pollin

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businessperson human real estate developer sports executive

Abe Pollin was an American real estate developer and sports executive best known for owning multiple Washington, D.C. professional sports franchises and for financing and building the Capital Centre and later the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena).

Aliases (1)

Abraham Pollin ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson → human → real estate developer → sports executive →
awardReceived	NBA Lifetime Achievement Award (posthumous recognition by league/teams) →
birthDate	1923-12-03 →
causeOfDeath	progressive supranuclear palsy →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	2009-11-24 →
developed	Capital Centre → Capital One Arena site → MCI Center →
employer	Washington Sports and Entertainment →
ethnicGroup	Jewish American →
familyName	Pollin →
founded	Washington Sports and Entertainment →
fullName	Abraham Pollin →
givenName	Abraham →
honor	Washington Wizards retired jersey-style banner with his name →
knownFor	ownership of Washington Bullets / Washington Wizards → ownership of Washington Capitals → ownership of Washington Mystics →
league	National Basketball Association → National Hockey League → Women’s National Basketball Association →
notableWork	development of Capital Centre → development of MCI Center →
occupation	businessperson → real estate developer → sports executive →
owned	Baltimore Bullets (NBA) → Capital Centre → Washington Bullets → Washington Capitals → Washington Mystics → Washington Wizards →
philanthropicFocus	community development in Washington, D.C. →
placeOfBirth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C., United States →
positionHeld	chairman of Washington Sports and Entertainment →
religion	Judaism →
residence	Washington, D.C., United States →
sexOrGender	male →
sportsTeamOwnerOf	Washington Bullets → Washington Capitals → Washington Mystics → Washington Wizards →
spouse	Irene Pollin →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Capital Bullets → Capital Centre →	owner
Abe Pollin ("Abraham Pollin") →	fullName