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In the 2011 championship win by the Dallas Mavericks over the Miami Heat he was given the honor of receiving the Larry O'Brien trophy by Mark Cuban as the first owner. He retained a minority stake in the Mavericks (4% at the time of his death) and frequently attended Mavericks games until he died in 2018. [13]
Owned by actor Bing Russell, the Mavericks were an independent team, without the affiliation of a parent team in the major leagues. The title is from a line in Jim Bouton's 1970 book Ball Four: "Us battered bastards of baseball are the biggest customers of the U.S. Post Office, forwarding-address department." [1]
Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) [1] was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He was the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell and grandfather of ex–major league baseball player Matt Franco and actor Wyatt Russell.
Erick Dampier was the Mavericks starting center for six seasons. James Donaldson represented the Mavericks in the 1988 All-Star Game. Michael Finley was selected to two All-Star Games as a Maverick. Josh Howard represented the Mavericks in the 2007 All-Star Game. Jason Kidd won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1995.
Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958) is an American businessman and television personality. He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), co-owner of 2929 Entertainment, and was one of the main "sharks" on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank. [2]
Cause of death Year Ref(s) Kim Young-Sin (baseball) 24 Catcher: OB Bears: Drowning suspected to be suicide 1986 [115] Kim Dae-Hyeon (pitcher, born 1962) 26 Pitcher: Haitai Tigers: car accident 1988 [116] Kim Sang-Jin (pitcher, born 1977) 22 Pitcher: Haitai Tigers: stomach cancer: 1999 [117] Lee Kyoo-hwan (baseball) 22 Outfielder: Doosan Bears
David Lee Henderson (July 21, 1958 – December 27, 2015), nicknamed "Hendu", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, and Kansas City Royals during his 14-year career, primarily as an outfielder.
Anthony Michael Varvaro (October 31, 1984 – September 11, 2022) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves, and Boston Red Sox from 2010 to 2015. After Varvaro's baseball career, he became a police officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.