Jerry Buss

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businessperson human sports team owner

Jerry Buss was an American businessman and visionary sports franchise owner best known for transforming the Los Angeles Lakers into an NBA powerhouse and global brand.

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instanceOf businessperson ⓘ
human ⓘ
sports team owner ⓘ
almaMater University of Southern California ⓘ
University of Wyoming ⓘ
awardReceived Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath kidney failure ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1933-01-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2013-02-18 ⓘ
degree Bachelor of Science in chemistry ⓘ
Master’s degree in chemistry ⓘ
PhD in physical chemistry ⓘ
employer University of Southern California ⓘ
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
fieldOfBusiness real estate ⓘ
sports entertainment ⓘ
fullName Gerald Hatten Buss ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Gerald ⓘ
influenced modern NBA entertainment-focused game presentation ⓘ
knownFor ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ
popularizing Showtime-era basketball ⓘ
transforming the Los Angeles Lakers into an NBA powerhouse ⓘ
leagueOfFranchiseOwned National Basketball Association ⓘ
National Hockey League ⓘ
Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ
memberOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
nickname Jerry Buss self-link ⓘ
notableAchievement won 10 NBA championships as Lakers owner ⓘ
occupation businessman ⓘ
real estate investor ⓘ
sports executive ⓘ
owned Los Angeles Kings ⓘ
Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ
Los Angeles Lazers ⓘ
Los Angeles Sparks ⓘ
The Forum ⓘ
parentOf Jeanie Buss ⓘ
surface form: Janie Buss

Jeanie Buss ⓘ
Jesse Buss ⓘ
Jim Buss ⓘ
Jim Buss ⓘ
surface form: Joey Buss

Johnny Buss ⓘ
placeOfBirth Salt Lake City ⓘ
surface form: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
positionHeld chemistry professor ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
spouse JoAnn Mueller ⓘ
yearOfHallOfFameInduction 2010 ⓘ

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Buss family trust → relatedTo → Jerry Buss ⓘ
Jeanie Buss → parent → Jerry Buss ⓘ
Jerry Buss → nickname → Jerry Buss self-link ⓘ
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty → depictsPerson → Jerry Buss ⓘ
2010 NBA Finals → LakersOwner → Jerry Buss ⓘ
Buss family → hasMember → Jerry Buss ⓘ
Buss family → parent → Jerry Buss ⓘ
subject surface form: Jeanie Buss
Buss family → parent → Jerry Buss ⓘ
subject surface form: Jim Buss
Buss family → parent → Jerry Buss ⓘ
subject surface form: Johnny Buss
Jim Buss → father → Jerry Buss ⓘ
Johnny Buss → parent → Jerry Buss ⓘ
Johnny Buss → notableFamilyMember → Jerry Buss ⓘ
Los Angeles Lazers → owner → Jerry Buss ⓘ
Los Angeles Lazers → foundedBy → Jerry Buss ⓘ
Jesse Buss → father → Jerry Buss ⓘ
Jesse Buss → relative → Jerry Buss ⓘ
Gerald Hatten Buss → nickname → Jerry Buss ⓘ
JoAnn Mueller → spouse → Jerry Buss ⓘ