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Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss (January 27, 1933 – February 18, 2013) was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the 1980s.
The Lakers are majority-owned by Jerry Buss's family trust, while Rob Pelinka is the general manager. [6] There have been 26 head coaches for the Lakers since joining the NBA. The franchise's first head coach while in the NBA was John Kundla, who coached for 11 seasons with the Lakers. [1]
Lakers coach Paul Westhead, left, with team owner Jerry Buss in April 1980. (Associated Press) Maddox: He was McKinney's assistant coach before being promoted.
The Lakers began the season being coached by Jack McKinney as owner Jerry Buss, who had recently acquired the team, wanted games to be entertaining, and hired the coach to install a running offense. [8] [9] On November 8, 1979, the Lakers were 9–4 after 13 games, when McKinney suffered a near fatal head injury after falling while bicycling. [10]
Jerry Buss character: I don't know why basketball can't feel like that. Magic Johnson character: To me, Dr. Buss, it do.] Matt Brennan: So, I don’t know if I told you this, but before I was a ...
People in the sports world will know Buss as the man who helped usher in the Lakers “Showtime Era,” where the run-and-gun style of basketball was highlighted and a winning dynasty was created.
One day after these events, Lakers owner Jerry Buss held a press conference at The Forum, where he announced the firing of Westhead, with his replacement being Pat Riley as "coach" and general manager Jerry West as "offensive coach". West came to the podium and clarified to media that Riley was indeed the head coach and that West himself would ...
This is Dr. Jerry Buss. In celebration of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, we’re taking a looking at the real-time characters behind the show. This is Dr. Jerry Buss.