Junior Bridgeman, ex-NBA star who ... He started investing in Wendy’s fast-food restaurants, and his small investments quickly turned into a 450-restaurant empire known as Bridgeman Foods Inc.

The former professional basketball player Junior Bridgeman at a Wendy’s restaurant in Louisville, Ky., in 2002. He invested in his first Wendy’s in 1984 and went on to build an empire of some ...

Milwaukee Bucks legend Junior Bridgeman is buying a stake in the team, a move that will increase the value of the franchise ...

Junior Bridgeman died Tuesday at 71 after suffering a medical emergency in Louisville. ... most notably as a franchise owner of over 250 Wendy's restaurants.

Junior Bridgeman's net worth was built restaurants. Junior played for the NBA from 1975 until 1987, but back then players ...

Junior Bridgeman, standing next to Denny Crum’s wife, Susan, watches as the Hall of Fame coach performs a ribbon cutting to open Denny Crum Hall on the University of Louisville campus on Sept ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who led Louisville to a Final Four, starred for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and then launched an even more successful career as a ...

Former Bucks star Junior Bridgeman, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 71, built an empire spanning restaurants, publishing, and more.

Junior Bridgeman, a local billionaire businessman and former basketball star in both Louisville and the NBA, ... BEFORE EVENTUALLY AMASSING HUNDREDS OF RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

Bridgeman built a fast-food empire, eventually owning over 100 Wendy’s and Chili’s restaurants around the country, and owned more than 450 restaurants through his company Bridgeman Foods Inc ...

Bridgeman was a longtime franchisee for Wendy's and Chili's restaurants, at one time operating more than 450 locations in 20 states, the university said. He became a bottler for Coca-Cola and ...

Junior Bridgeman, NBA player-turned-billionaire businessman and Bucks minority owner, ... His post-career success began with investments in Milwaukee-area Wendy's restaurants.