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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.
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 ...
Former U of L men's basketball player Junior Bridgeman died this week at 71. The Cards wore a patch honoring him in their first game since he passed.
Bucks owner, NBA veteran Junior Bridgeman dies at 71. Bridgeman played 12 seasons in the NBA before amassing a business empire that made him one of the wealthiest former athletes in the world.
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.
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 ...
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 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, whose No. 2 jersey was retired by the Bucks in 1988 and hangs in the rafters of Fiserv Forum, was one of the NBA’s top players off the bench in his 10-season tenure with the Bucks ...
Junior Bridgeman, 71, passed away suddenly on Tuesday night of an apparent heart attack while at a fundraiser. The former ...