Junior Bridgeman, 71, passed away suddenly on Tuesday night of an apparent heart attack while at a fundraiser. The former professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the NBA became one ...

Famously, Bridgeman made about $2.95 million in his NBA career and never more than $350,000 in a season. But after his career, he built a fast-food empire that, at its peak, totaled more than 450 ...

Junior Bridgeman, ex-NBA star who became a billionaire part-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, died at the age of 71 years old during a luncheon where he said he was having a heart attack.

Junior Bridgeman, a local billionaire businessman and former basketball star in both Louisville and the NBA, has died.He was 71.Bridgeman suffered a medical emergency Tuesday at The Galt House ...

During NBA off-seasons, Bridgeman worked at Wendy’s to learn its business model. After retiring, he invested in the franchise, eventually owning over 100 Wendy’s and Chili’s locations before ...

Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman, a star of the 1975 Louisville Final Four team and 12-season NBA veteran whose business ventures after basketball made him a billionaire, has died at 71.

Bridgeman spent 12 seasons in the NBA, primarily with the Bucks. He wasn’t flashy, but he was consistent and efficient. Over 711 career games, he averaged 13.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 ...

Junior Bridgeman, a former college basketball star who went on to have a lengthy career in the NBA and became a billionaire businessman following his playing days, died on Tuesday after suffering ...

Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman, a former NBA player who became a billionaire business mogul, has died at 71 after suffering a medical emergency.

Junior Bridgeman, a longtime NBA forward who would eventually go on to become one of the wealthiest ex-athletes in the world, died at 71 on Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks announced.

Junior Bridgeman, 71, passed away suddenly on Tuesday night of an apparent heart attack while at a fundraiser. The former ...