He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for the 2020 class, posthumously. Dr. Buss actually started in his first season, 1979-80, with a combination of USC and UCLA pom girls, and the USC band. Now a year after Jerry Buss' death, the family name doesn't command the automatic respect it once did. In L.A., actually Im Barbies mom.. Hes this person I never thought Id be attracted to, but the second I met him, there was something about his voice, Buss said. I had to prove that I could play in the NBA. And Id just played in a rec league game maybe a week prior. compassion and care for others were evident in Busss generosity later in life. He didnt want Kobe to be the only superstar Laker of his tenure that didnt beat the Boston Celtics. Dr. Buss always carried himself (with a tremendous) level of humility. He had something written on it, but it was turned over. According to Janie Buss, mark on the world. the Detroit Shock. He not only was an avid reader, he knew some of the great authors, as well. Because the Lakers threw everything into the pot, anticipating and hoping to be able to acquire Shaq. Ex-husband of JoAnn Mueller That helped motivate you to want to keep doing that.
People thought it meant you had to have a superstar, but it really wasnt about that, it was about the winning, and then people would see the superstars because we were winning. He wasnt born in Los Angeles, but it was his home, and he loved it here. Dr. Buss was very thoughtful. There was no social media, nothing to really distract you. Jackson had retired from coaching in 2011 but was ready to come back to the Lakers in November 2012 after Jim Buss and Kupchak, the general manager, reached out to him as the team struggled under Mike Brown. And he said, I have one suggestion for you, Tim: Its really bright in here. I said, It is. There was purity to that. Lee wanted to write her book, but she was also worried about the repercussions that would follow its publication.
There was a lot of worry on the part of Jerry West. In an Instagram caption, she wrote that Jackson was the most influential man (outside of my family) in my life., Jackson lives in Los Angeles for a few months a year and Buss said she often spends time with him and hes a great sounding board for her. I thought I was just starting to play well, starting to blend in. Shes respected unequivocally among the league, by the owners, by the players. Mr. My dad could see talent, and he knew how to approach and get the best out of each person. We pray these resources will enrich the lives of your students, develop their faith in God, help them grow in Christian character, and build their sense of identity with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He would do math tricks when we were going places all the time. 1963). He then introduced his sister, Jeanie Buss, and the Lakers president proceeded to execute a few well-timed jokes to the delight of the sellout crowd. It was too good to be true. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the 1980s. We were up 3-1, and I remember about 2-to-3 hours before tip, I called him and said, Where are you, why are you not coming to Orlando? He said, Im not going to make it, you have to hold down the fort if we win, you have to accept the trophy. I said, Why cant someone else do it. He said, No, youre an owner, Im having you do it. I said, Well, OK do you have any advice? He said, Oh youll do great, dont worry, and he hung up the phone. Such a meaningful and historical figure to all of us that who love this game and this League. He taught us that we should do our best to be happy, and do things that make us happy; whether or not that was basketball was up to us. He loved to play cards, and wed talk about the season, and then what we could do to get the team better. And I was happy to be a part of it, because Jack Kent Cooke, as great a businessman as he was, he was tough. 1985) and Jesse (b. He was there to support us. In the summer of 2007, Kobe Bryant requested a trade from the Lakers. sailing, though, despite Jerrys wishes. After the 2008 debacle, being able to redeem yourself in 2010, that made it extra special. Johnny Buss ended up quitting after three seasons, telling the publication that he failed. He said he became depressed, which had more to do with the frustrations of being the son of a famous man and being unable to find myself on my own. He started racing Formula Three cars and said it boosted his self-confidence, but the dream was shattered when Jerry Buss wouldnt buy Johnny the million-dollar race car he wanted, the youngest of the family, Janie Buss, explained. He married Christy Curtis, an L.A. Clipper Girl, in 1992, and the couple later divorced, TMZ reported. And his business smarts (also kicked in), and the Laker Girls got branded through Reebok. record of 72-26. It was a remarkable experience that Ill remember forever. Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss (January 27, 1933 February 18, 2013) was an American businessman, real estate investor, and chemist. Johnny Buss pursued many different careers in the past. allowed celebs and the mega-rich to attend games, enjoy refreshments and (Fast forward to the Finals) against Indiana, and in the 4th quarter and my dad grabs me and Jesse with a minute left in the game, and he says, We gotta go! He just took us down to the court. Thats what he basically said. Very casual. Any age group, any ethnic group. How many children did Jerry Buss have? Thats when I got to meet Magics family. The whole way, hed keep track on his watch, and we had to get there on the dot at 12:00. She overheard her professors discussing her adoption, which she found highly upsetting. He was amazing with his connections and who he knew, and now, I just had to put the work in, and I did that. When he approached a problem, he never panicked, he never screamed, he was methodical in his approach. And he loved Italian food.
The purchase price, $67.5 million, made it the largest transaction in sports history at that time. In December 2019, her mother, JoAnn, died at 86. Magic Johnson had to retire early, sooner than we thought, and the team stayed competitive through the early and mid 90s, but my dad really, really wanted to get back to the winning ways. Once you dealt with the media, you get on with your life.
with JoAnn Buss{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "JoAnn Buss", "gender": "Female" }, Jeanie Buss{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeanie Buss", "gender": "Female" }, born 1961, age 61 (approx.) I had always wanted to know, How did you work the deal with Magic to sign him to a 25-year, 25-million-dollar contract? And he gave me how easy it was, how he took this and put it in an annuity somewhere else, and so on. The way they played in the bubble, you could tell it was like money in the bank. That was one of his favorite things he started doing later on, because before, he was doing Hawaii for a month. degree in two and a half years in 1955. We werent getting better to the point that I needed our team to be. their first title since Buss died in 2020. He made sure they had the kind of food I wanted, and he was really attentive to the little details to make sure it was a comfortable environment to me. His We really were a family, and we were intact as a team, and all the families were invested. Johnny Buss also sang in a country and western band and wrote two screenplays that havent been produced. [12] Buss received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 1983. Magic was worth every accolade or attention he got, because he carried us. The list reads like a comic hall of fame spanning three generations: George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, Billy Crystal, David Letterman, Jay Leno and Rosie ODonnell, to name a few. It was supposed to help Buss heal. [21] Through his 80th birthday on January 27, 2013, he had not attended a Lakers game during the 201213 season due to health concerns. It came down to Game 7 at Staples Center, and halfway through the game I felt very defeated. I know you may not believe that, but trust me, we do. Incredible. He just wanted to assure me that his promises never changed about winning championships, and being patient in the process, waiting for the right piece to come along. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. However, if you're using Microsoft's Internet Explorer and have your security settings set to High, the javascript menu buttons will not display, preventing you from navigating the menu buttons.
That helped save this league. My dad only missed the playoffs twice in his entire 34-year tenure as an owner. Announced as a member of the 2010 induction class of the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 5, 2010, he was formally enshrined as a contributor to the sport on August 13 of that same year. Then, with Bryant, she became a big sister, for sure., Now Im mom, she said of her current relationship with players. *It was a Mercedes Benz 420 in teal, a color that nobody else had. Even though he provided for us wonderfully, we were starved for the love of a father.. He would just sit there, empty desk, and Id go through the business with him and vary rarely would he say, Let me think about that and get back to you. It was almost always he had an opinion or a decision right then and there. We would see each other during the summer, and I remember playing against the Lakers in those preseason games in Las Vegas, and he was always kind and always made sure he came to say hi. It was about how thankful he was to me for helping to enhance his brand. The disappointment has subsided such that Buss can joke about it. He had thought about it. Back then, you could drive in right off the street. Shes so shy that she probably didnt even realize shes a funny person, Sundstedt said. We always knew he was the boss, dont get me wrong, and we knew if he wasnt pleased with how we were playing, but he was such a good guy that you really wanted to give that little extra. Through his 80th birthday on January 27, 2013, he had not attended a Lakers game during the 201213 season due to health concerns. It was really tremendous. I could never understand why hed want to go to Las Vegas with the Playmate of the Year rather than take us to Disneyland. Magic was way ahead of the game, and now Kobe Bryant and LeBron James and some of these guys have been (following in those footsteps) in business. Worthy, Riley, Magic, Cooper, and Buss Celebrate the 1987 Title. The whole franchise. His father, Lydus, abandoned Buss and the rest of his family when Jerry was a young child. He showed that you dont really have to lock yourself down in one area as a person. Obviously, Kobe was able to do that with the help of the franchise. He said, I want to do something for you for what youve done over the 1980s. I was just an assistant coach, with that kind of contract. We were down, and it was that same old thing. the great depression era in the US. closed in 1978 (although it has returned since), and Jerry Buss would make
Buss was a high-stakes cash game poker player for many years, but later in life was more active in tournament games. At that point, we seemed unbeatable. Because she came from a wealthy household, finding her birth parents was not difficult for her. The team folded in 1989 and the league folded three years later. Dr. Buss was someone who really cared about other people, and I think that same tradition of loyalty of friendship has filtered down to his children. Her father, Jerry Buss, had died in February 2013 at age 80, after being hospitalized with cancer for more than a year. And when Dr. Buss said that, that was all our thinking. Not only were the Lakers I just looked at him. I worked with Jeanie and Linda trying to get a place, get as much content as we can, and to discuss how we could make it tasteful what we should give to this man and to the community. She had a terrific time writing her portion of the story for her book and has no regrets about her early years. I talked to him, and I said, Dr. He liked to talk hoops. Dr. Buss was the first celebrity owner in all of sports. This is the way owners should operate. And Earvin made the best of it. I was taken back by his willingness to be one of the guys, and his openness with his players was very enjoyable to be around. Jerry Buss' purchase Joey Buss is the second-youngest of the six siblings who inherited the Lakers when their father, Jerry, died in February 2013. I remember thinking it was really cool to have somebody go to the NBA straight from high school, somebody that was only five or six years older than me. Your email address will not be published. Lydus Buss{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Lydus Buss", "gender": "Male" }, Jessie Buss{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Jessie Buss", "gender": "Female" }, relationship resumed before 1975 until before 1990, Johnny Buss{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Johnny Buss", "gender": "Male" }, born 1956, age 66 (approx.)
He originally went into real estate investing in order to provide an income so he could continue teaching. You walk into the locker room and you see three Hall of Famers on your side, plus one of the best defenders of all time in Michael Cooper, and a great coach, and you cant help but feel that way. Businessman Jerry Buss buying the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979 marked the beginning of an incredible run of success for the NBA franchise over the next twenty years. Since Joey and Jesse were little, wed go to the card shop and buy basketball cards, and (Dr. Buss) would love to quiz them on the players.
To speak about what Dr. Buss meant to the Lakers and to basketball, to the NBA, period. And I did very well investing in the coins.
world when he became the owner of the Los Angeles Strings in 1974. It was nice working for him. In 1999-2000, we got to the Western Finals against Portland, which was absolutely exciting. championships in 1980, led by the established center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and As a player, you have to put your trust in the organization and some organizations nowadays have so many different shareholders and board members and people that are making decisions by committee and all this crazy stuff. I remember the locker room celebration with Dr. Buss after we won Game 6 in L.A., and he was just like the rest of us sitting at the bar just talking and kibitzing.
Have you ever seen anybody win the lottery? His vision that, Im going to get this big guy, and were going to go from there. He was very positive, and his dreams were never unrealistic, and set the tempo for the franchise to keep moving forward. He liked to challenge us. I couldnt believe it. Immediately when Dr. Buss bought the team, he invited me to the party, and he said, You know Jamaal, if Muhammad wont come to the mountain, the mountain will come to Muhammad. Theres a very subtle story there, because what he was saying is, we could both reach out. I remember watching those games with my dad. Dr. Buss created that. And then 25 years later, to be able to celebrate at a different stage in my life with him again (2010). I was a nervous wreck the entire game, and we won the game, and I delivered the best that I could at the time. The first time I met Dr. Buss was my second time coming to Los Angeles after I was drafted in 1979, because the first time, Jack Kent Cooke and Jerry West and Chick Hearn were the guys I met. Thats why we got together so much. Photo credit Getty Images. Guidelines. Jerry Buss took advantage of this and is part of the Then due to (certain circumstances), Jerry wanted us to be co-coaches. I remember him calling me into his office, and we sat and we chatted for 10 minutes, and then there was a piece of paper that he had on his desk. Jeanie Buss, who worked in numerous roles for her father over the years, has taken the most prominent role of all Jerrys children. Dr. Buss had the trifecta of human values, as far as Im concerned, which is honesty, kindness and loyalty, and I think that was most exemplified in the Ronny Turiaf situation. He was such a positive, caring, funny, courageous, kind-hearted and just plain outstanding guy. Cooper took over the Sparks as head coach in the 2000-01 off-season, and Because every family member of the Buss family Ive ever met knows how to treat people. We didnt have 10 people doing it. Part of the fallout was a rekindling of Jacksons interest in basketball, leading him to take the job of team president for the Knicks, which took him across the country from Buss. She met Bryant in 1996 after his introductory news conference with the team. He was a very, very, very generous man. These were special parts of the relationships between our teammates and management and everything. It wasnt that I was around Dr. Buss that much that I had to rely on him for something, but when you were around him damn he made you feel good. He was a brilliant, incredible owner, but he was even a better person with a great heart.
explained this lack of acceptance made him a very compassionate person. This Magic was like his third son after Jimmy and Johnny before Jesse and Joey were born. Pat did a great job good basketball mind, and he had the work ethic to achieve that. The Western playoffs were predictable, and we won pretty easily*. I said, Were trying to repeat, and I know you love winning championships, and a key piece of that is Lamar Odom. But now I realize, you actually really know your (stuff)! Then he started asking for my opinion on things. Jerry Buss has six (and pretty much everyone else) were starved of success in the 90s. We just stayed the course. Dr. Buss was happy. And after a few bad games, hed send his driver to me after the game and say, Hey Ill be picking you up tomorrow at 6 p.m., and wed go sit down and have dinner. Like his biological Jeanie Buss, Magic Johnson, Jerry Buss, and Phil Jackson, Lakers celebrate their 1985 Championship over the Celtics. Clutch and going to meet everybody. It seems like thatd be something that would be below his pay grade, but it wasnt. One time, we shook everybody up. Hes somebody that knows this environment and knows the challenges I have and wants to see the Lakers successful, so hes somebody I know doesnt have any other agenda than for the Lakers to be successful, so hes somebody that I can lean on.. This It was one of my finest moments. She is responsible for all aspects of the team. I first met him at Muhammad Alis retirement party at the Forum. He became the owner of the Sparks And thats what Dr. Buss wanted, to create a place where it could be magical, almost like Disneyland. There is no good answer for the loss of a loved one. Having him around, you always felt support. So he went to Jerry West, and said, weve got to get somebody to come and get us back to winning. Lots of Adventist Pioneer stories, black line master handouts, and teaching notes. [10] Buss later sold his controlling interest in the Kings to Bruce McNall in 1988 (who made headlines that year by trading for Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers), retaining ownership of the Lakers and The Forum. He did not make demands. He was so quick. [27], NBA commissioner David Stern said of Buss "The NBA has lost a visionary owner whose influence on our league is incalculable and will be felt for decades to come".
Im proud to say that.. It didnt just happen. In 1988, winning for the second straight year and fulfilling the prophecy of Pat Riley (guaranteeing a repeat) was a special year but that year was so hard. A few times a year, especially if Dr. Buss traveled with the team, wed sit down and hed ask my opinion about certain things with the team, which I really appreciated his confidence in me. And he got it right every single time. success of the Lakers, in particular. He was big on that. I asked, What did Kobe think, and my dad had talked to Kobe on the phone, and Kobe said, Yeah, I can win with this dude. We had the injury to Andrew and Trevor Ariza that year and ran into the Celtics in the Finals, but we showed big improvement from the year before, and ended up winning the next two years. How Your Local Grocery Store Is Designed Like A Casino, These Are Officially The Rudest Premier League Fans, Highest And Lowest Gambling Taxes Around The World, Editorial In the 1990s, basketball was a little different, and it took a team to win the title; it wasnt put the best players on the court, it was all about teamwork and chemistry, and we were building towards that. She told the Beverly Hills Courier that Jackson is happy in Montana in his retirement but the two are still good friends. away due to kidney failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. So I had the surgery, and one of the first phone calls I got when I got home was from Dr. Buss, just calling to check in on me. We were just sitting there talking, and that was a pretty special moment.
WebAs the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers from 1979 until he passed away in 2013, Dr. Jerry Buss oversaw one of the greatest stretches in sports and entertainment history. In her book, she discusses the difficulties she faced as a young girl after learning that she was an adopted member of a wealthy family. We had gone through the playoffs only losing one game, against Philly. He just shook the trophy in that tiny little locker room in Boston. Her act was raw, vulnerable. Buss owned other professional sports franchises in Southern California. He had an appeal to the common man, and thats what I think when I look back at everything. When he was 19 years old, he started a relationship with Australian tennis star Dianne Fromholtz and followed her on the womens tour until she ended the relationship two years later, Sports Illustrated reported. Dodgers dont care because hes on a superstar path, Elliott: Kings still might fail vs. Connor McDavid and Oilers in a playoff rematch, Atonio Mafi NFL draft diary: My Tongan heritage means everything to me. I was a young player in Portland, and I knew about Jack Kent Cooke and what his reputation was, but we all heard about this man named Dr. Buss buying the Lakers, Kings and the Forum, and some real estate properties for what was an exorbitant amount of money at the time. Anyone can read what you share. It didnt have naming rights like Staples Center. Wed celebrate, have the parade, have a party, and then hed go to Vegas. I just remember generations of Lakers have come through this organization, obviously, and the team that we had at the time werent really knowledgeable of the history of the franchise.
Rattling off 10 championships before his passing in 2013. trade decisions.
Shaquille and I started to talk over the phone, and we sorta became friends. Dr. Buss saw the Lakers becoming something, more of an entertainment value than just a sports value, and the league has adopted, to a large degree, that same mentality. The NBA lost a great man. You look at them like father figures.
abandoned Buss and the rest of his family when Jerry was a young child. Thats probably the most Ive ever seen him animated. There was prime real estate, and it was about location, location, location. [4], His philanthropy also extended to people associated with the Lakers. It was weird timing, because Kobe was during that time also unhappy and there were stories of him potentially getting traded, or being able to move on from L.A., and then looking for a different situation. I have her laugh and anybody that met her would use the words kind and sweet smile.
In 2002, when the WNBA was restructured to give its teams individual owners, Buss took ownership of the Sparks. Buss is now engaged to be married to Jay Mohr, a comedian and actor. Then in his third season owning the team, they ended up calling them the Laker Girls, and established a dance team. Not only did Dr. Buss want a dance team to entertain on the court during halftime and quarter breaks, but he also wanted to show that there were talented young ladies who are great brand ambassadors.
Also, she has four siblings: Johnny, Jim, Jeanie, and Janie Buss. And hed say, I want you to come to Vegas in a week. Everywhere we went, everybody would holler our names. I had no idea it was Dr. Buss. He had this amazing feel for price sensitivity and value. And that was pretty special to hear. And especially on airplanes, hed always ask me what I was reading, because he was an avid reader. It was really a great celebration of life for him, and I was so proud of that. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille ONeal from the Orlando Magic in 1996. But we were able to do it together. He spent two years convincing Cooke to sell him the team, in May of 1979. Thats what he wanted to do in his life. Until last week when Jeanie Buss fired her brother Jim Buss, all six children spanning 31 years in age from eldest to youngest worked within the Lakers organization or for the teams NBA Development League affiliate, the D-Fenders, which also is owned by the Buss family. I gave him Jerrys number.
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Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. His patience stands out (to me) the most. Later, when the WNBA was formed in 1996, Buss took charge of operating that league's Los Angeles franchise, the Los Angeles Sparks. Naming rights. And I remember a nice gesture from him, when I signed my extension during my third year, and I had to have a back surgery. later when Jessie married a plumber named Stub Brown. Jerry and JoAnn Buss welcomed four children together: Johnny, Jimmy, Jeanie and Janie, Sports Illustrated reported. His dream was to own the Lakers, my dream was just to be a part of it, and we became part of a team that goes down in history, and then he built another one when he got Shaq and Kobe. Her youth and the challenges she had in seeking to learn more about her birth parents are essential themes in her book. He knew that he had this hot team in the Lakers in the early years of Showtime, but the Kings were always a tough sell. The Lakers were very successful under Buss' ownership, winning 10 NBA championships with such players as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Pau Gasol, and with coaches Pat Riley and Phil Jackson. In January 2008, Buss donated $7.5 million to USC's Department of Chemistry to fund two endowed chairs and an endowed scholarship fund for chemistry graduate students; the two chairs were to be named after his mentors at USC, professors Sidney Benson and David Dows.
He left the organization in good hands Jeanie is a great owner, too. It was a very unique way of conducting business.
And I walked right by him. The Jerry Buss Family. All of these great people spoke about him. Jessies claim to fame was a result of her relationship with her son Jerry Buss who was known for being the owner of the strong work ethic that was the platform for his later business success. The oldest and adopted child of Jerry Buss, Lee Buss is the sister of Jeanie Buss. I think thats why people just adore him so.
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People thought it meant you had to have a superstar, but it really wasnt about that, it was about the winning, and then people would see the superstars because we were winning. He wasnt born in Los Angeles, but it was his home, and he loved it here. Dr. Buss was very thoughtful. There was no social media, nothing to really distract you. Jackson had retired from coaching in 2011 but was ready to come back to the Lakers in November 2012 after Jim Buss and Kupchak, the general manager, reached out to him as the team struggled under Mike Brown. And he said, I have one suggestion for you, Tim: Its really bright in here. I said, It is. There was purity to that. Lee wanted to write her book, but she was also worried about the repercussions that would follow its publication.
There was a lot of worry on the part of Jerry West. In an Instagram caption, she wrote that Jackson was the most influential man (outside of my family) in my life., Jackson lives in Los Angeles for a few months a year and Buss said she often spends time with him and hes a great sounding board for her. I thought I was just starting to play well, starting to blend in. Shes respected unequivocally among the league, by the owners, by the players. Mr. My dad could see talent, and he knew how to approach and get the best out of each person. We pray these resources will enrich the lives of your students, develop their faith in God, help them grow in Christian character, and build their sense of identity with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He would do math tricks when we were going places all the time. 1963). He then introduced his sister, Jeanie Buss, and the Lakers president proceeded to execute a few well-timed jokes to the delight of the sellout crowd. It was too good to be true. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the 1980s. We were up 3-1, and I remember about 2-to-3 hours before tip, I called him and said, Where are you, why are you not coming to Orlando? He said, Im not going to make it, you have to hold down the fort if we win, you have to accept the trophy. I said, Why cant someone else do it. He said, No, youre an owner, Im having you do it. I said, Well, OK do you have any advice? He said, Oh youll do great, dont worry, and he hung up the phone. Such a meaningful and historical figure to all of us that who love this game and this League. He taught us that we should do our best to be happy, and do things that make us happy; whether or not that was basketball was up to us. He loved to play cards, and wed talk about the season, and then what we could do to get the team better. And I was happy to be a part of it, because Jack Kent Cooke, as great a businessman as he was, he was tough. 1985) and Jesse (b. He was there to support us. In the summer of 2007, Kobe Bryant requested a trade from the Lakers. sailing, though, despite Jerrys wishes. After the 2008 debacle, being able to redeem yourself in 2010, that made it extra special. Johnny Buss ended up quitting after three seasons, telling the publication that he failed. He said he became depressed, which had more to do with the frustrations of being the son of a famous man and being unable to find myself on my own. He started racing Formula Three cars and said it boosted his self-confidence, but the dream was shattered when Jerry Buss wouldnt buy Johnny the million-dollar race car he wanted, the youngest of the family, Janie Buss, explained. He married Christy Curtis, an L.A. Clipper Girl, in 1992, and the couple later divorced, TMZ reported. And his business smarts (also kicked in), and the Laker Girls got branded through Reebok. record of 72-26. It was a remarkable experience that Ill remember forever. Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss (January 27, 1933 February 18, 2013) was an American businessman, real estate investor, and chemist. Johnny Buss pursued many different careers in the past. allowed celebs and the mega-rich to attend games, enjoy refreshments and (Fast forward to the Finals) against Indiana, and in the 4th quarter and my dad grabs me and Jesse with a minute left in the game, and he says, We gotta go! He just took us down to the court. Thats what he basically said. Very casual. Any age group, any ethnic group. How many children did Jerry Buss have? Thats when I got to meet Magics family. The whole way, hed keep track on his watch, and we had to get there on the dot at 12:00. She overheard her professors discussing her adoption, which she found highly upsetting. He was amazing with his connections and who he knew, and now, I just had to put the work in, and I did that. When he approached a problem, he never panicked, he never screamed, he was methodical in his approach. And he loved Italian food.
The purchase price, $67.5 million, made it the largest transaction in sports history at that time. In December 2019, her mother, JoAnn, died at 86. Magic Johnson had to retire early, sooner than we thought, and the team stayed competitive through the early and mid 90s, but my dad really, really wanted to get back to the winning ways. Once you dealt with the media, you get on with your life.
with JoAnn Buss{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "JoAnn Buss", "gender": "Female" }, Jeanie Buss{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeanie Buss", "gender": "Female" }, born 1961, age 61 (approx.) I had always wanted to know, How did you work the deal with Magic to sign him to a 25-year, 25-million-dollar contract? And he gave me how easy it was, how he took this and put it in an annuity somewhere else, and so on. The way they played in the bubble, you could tell it was like money in the bank. That was one of his favorite things he started doing later on, because before, he was doing Hawaii for a month. degree in two and a half years in 1955. We werent getting better to the point that I needed our team to be. their first title since Buss died in 2020. He made sure they had the kind of food I wanted, and he was really attentive to the little details to make sure it was a comfortable environment to me. His We really were a family, and we were intact as a team, and all the families were invested. Johnny Buss also sang in a country and western band and wrote two screenplays that havent been produced. [12] Buss received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 1983. Magic was worth every accolade or attention he got, because he carried us. The list reads like a comic hall of fame spanning three generations: George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, Billy Crystal, David Letterman, Jay Leno and Rosie ODonnell, to name a few. It was supposed to help Buss heal. [21] Through his 80th birthday on January 27, 2013, he had not attended a Lakers game during the 201213 season due to health concerns. It came down to Game 7 at Staples Center, and halfway through the game I felt very defeated. I know you may not believe that, but trust me, we do. Incredible. He just wanted to assure me that his promises never changed about winning championships, and being patient in the process, waiting for the right piece to come along. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. However, if you're using Microsoft's Internet Explorer and have your security settings set to High, the javascript menu buttons will not display, preventing you from navigating the menu buttons.
That helped save this league. My dad only missed the playoffs twice in his entire 34-year tenure as an owner. Announced as a member of the 2010 induction class of the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 5, 2010, he was formally enshrined as a contributor to the sport on August 13 of that same year. Then, with Bryant, she became a big sister, for sure., Now Im mom, she said of her current relationship with players. *It was a Mercedes Benz 420 in teal, a color that nobody else had. Even though he provided for us wonderfully, we were starved for the love of a father.. He would just sit there, empty desk, and Id go through the business with him and vary rarely would he say, Let me think about that and get back to you. It was almost always he had an opinion or a decision right then and there. We would see each other during the summer, and I remember playing against the Lakers in those preseason games in Las Vegas, and he was always kind and always made sure he came to say hi. It was about how thankful he was to me for helping to enhance his brand. The disappointment has subsided such that Buss can joke about it. He had thought about it. Back then, you could drive in right off the street. Shes so shy that she probably didnt even realize shes a funny person, Sundstedt said. We always knew he was the boss, dont get me wrong, and we knew if he wasnt pleased with how we were playing, but he was such a good guy that you really wanted to give that little extra. Through his 80th birthday on January 27, 2013, he had not attended a Lakers game during the 201213 season due to health concerns. It was really tremendous. I could never understand why hed want to go to Las Vegas with the Playmate of the Year rather than take us to Disneyland. Magic was way ahead of the game, and now Kobe Bryant and LeBron James and some of these guys have been (following in those footsteps) in business. Worthy, Riley, Magic, Cooper, and Buss Celebrate the 1987 Title. The whole franchise. His father, Lydus, abandoned Buss and the rest of his family when Jerry was a young child. He showed that you dont really have to lock yourself down in one area as a person. Obviously, Kobe was able to do that with the help of the franchise. He said, I want to do something for you for what youve done over the 1980s. I was just an assistant coach, with that kind of contract. We were down, and it was that same old thing. the great depression era in the US. closed in 1978 (although it has returned since), and Jerry Buss would make
Buss was a high-stakes cash game poker player for many years, but later in life was more active in tournament games. At that point, we seemed unbeatable. Because she came from a wealthy household, finding her birth parents was not difficult for her. The team folded in 1989 and the league folded three years later. Dr. Buss was someone who really cared about other people, and I think that same tradition of loyalty of friendship has filtered down to his children. Her father, Jerry Buss, had died in February 2013 at age 80, after being hospitalized with cancer for more than a year. And when Dr. Buss said that, that was all our thinking. Not only were the Lakers I just looked at him. I worked with Jeanie and Linda trying to get a place, get as much content as we can, and to discuss how we could make it tasteful what we should give to this man and to the community. She had a terrific time writing her portion of the story for her book and has no regrets about her early years. I talked to him, and I said, Dr. He liked to talk hoops. Dr. Buss was the first celebrity owner in all of sports. This is the way owners should operate. And Earvin made the best of it. I was taken back by his willingness to be one of the guys, and his openness with his players was very enjoyable to be around. Jerry Buss' purchase Joey Buss is the second-youngest of the six siblings who inherited the Lakers when their father, Jerry, died in February 2013. I remember thinking it was really cool to have somebody go to the NBA straight from high school, somebody that was only five or six years older than me. Your email address will not be published. Lydus Buss{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Lydus Buss", "gender": "Male" }, Jessie Buss{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Jessie Buss", "gender": "Female" }, relationship resumed before 1975 until before 1990, Johnny Buss{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Johnny Buss", "gender": "Male" }, born 1956, age 66 (approx.)
He originally went into real estate investing in order to provide an income so he could continue teaching. You walk into the locker room and you see three Hall of Famers on your side, plus one of the best defenders of all time in Michael Cooper, and a great coach, and you cant help but feel that way. Businessman Jerry Buss buying the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979 marked the beginning of an incredible run of success for the NBA franchise over the next twenty years. Since Joey and Jesse were little, wed go to the card shop and buy basketball cards, and (Dr. Buss) would love to quiz them on the players.
To speak about what Dr. Buss meant to the Lakers and to basketball, to the NBA, period. And I did very well investing in the coins.
world when he became the owner of the Los Angeles Strings in 1974. It was nice working for him. In 1999-2000, we got to the Western Finals against Portland, which was absolutely exciting. championships in 1980, led by the established center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and As a player, you have to put your trust in the organization and some organizations nowadays have so many different shareholders and board members and people that are making decisions by committee and all this crazy stuff. I remember the locker room celebration with Dr. Buss after we won Game 6 in L.A., and he was just like the rest of us sitting at the bar just talking and kibitzing.
Have you ever seen anybody win the lottery? His vision that, Im going to get this big guy, and were going to go from there. He was very positive, and his dreams were never unrealistic, and set the tempo for the franchise to keep moving forward. He liked to challenge us. I couldnt believe it. Immediately when Dr. Buss bought the team, he invited me to the party, and he said, You know Jamaal, if Muhammad wont come to the mountain, the mountain will come to Muhammad. Theres a very subtle story there, because what he was saying is, we could both reach out. I remember watching those games with my dad. Dr. Buss created that. And then 25 years later, to be able to celebrate at a different stage in my life with him again (2010). I was a nervous wreck the entire game, and we won the game, and I delivered the best that I could at the time. The first time I met Dr. Buss was my second time coming to Los Angeles after I was drafted in 1979, because the first time, Jack Kent Cooke and Jerry West and Chick Hearn were the guys I met. Thats why we got together so much. Photo credit Getty Images. Guidelines. Jerry Buss took advantage of this and is part of the Then due to (certain circumstances), Jerry wanted us to be co-coaches. I remember him calling me into his office, and we sat and we chatted for 10 minutes, and then there was a piece of paper that he had on his desk. Jeanie Buss, who worked in numerous roles for her father over the years, has taken the most prominent role of all Jerrys children. Dr. Buss had the trifecta of human values, as far as Im concerned, which is honesty, kindness and loyalty, and I think that was most exemplified in the Ronny Turiaf situation. He was such a positive, caring, funny, courageous, kind-hearted and just plain outstanding guy. Cooper took over the Sparks as head coach in the 2000-01 off-season, and Because every family member of the Buss family Ive ever met knows how to treat people. We didnt have 10 people doing it. Part of the fallout was a rekindling of Jacksons interest in basketball, leading him to take the job of team president for the Knicks, which took him across the country from Buss. She met Bryant in 1996 after his introductory news conference with the team. He was a very, very, very generous man. These were special parts of the relationships between our teammates and management and everything. It wasnt that I was around Dr. Buss that much that I had to rely on him for something, but when you were around him damn he made you feel good. He was a brilliant, incredible owner, but he was even a better person with a great heart.
explained this lack of acceptance made him a very compassionate person. This Magic was like his third son after Jimmy and Johnny before Jesse and Joey were born. Pat did a great job good basketball mind, and he had the work ethic to achieve that. The Western playoffs were predictable, and we won pretty easily*. I said, Were trying to repeat, and I know you love winning championships, and a key piece of that is Lamar Odom. But now I realize, you actually really know your (stuff)! Then he started asking for my opinion on things. Jerry Buss has six (and pretty much everyone else) were starved of success in the 90s. We just stayed the course. Dr. Buss was happy. And after a few bad games, hed send his driver to me after the game and say, Hey Ill be picking you up tomorrow at 6 p.m., and wed go sit down and have dinner. Like his biological Jeanie Buss, Magic Johnson, Jerry Buss, and Phil Jackson, Lakers celebrate their 1985 Championship over the Celtics. Clutch and going to meet everybody. It seems like thatd be something that would be below his pay grade, but it wasnt. One time, we shook everybody up. Hes somebody that knows this environment and knows the challenges I have and wants to see the Lakers successful, so hes somebody I know doesnt have any other agenda than for the Lakers to be successful, so hes somebody that I can lean on.. This It was one of my finest moments. She is responsible for all aspects of the team. I first met him at Muhammad Alis retirement party at the Forum. He became the owner of the Sparks And thats what Dr. Buss wanted, to create a place where it could be magical, almost like Disneyland. There is no good answer for the loss of a loved one. Having him around, you always felt support. So he went to Jerry West, and said, weve got to get somebody to come and get us back to winning. Lots of Adventist Pioneer stories, black line master handouts, and teaching notes. [10] Buss later sold his controlling interest in the Kings to Bruce McNall in 1988 (who made headlines that year by trading for Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers), retaining ownership of the Lakers and The Forum. He did not make demands. He was so quick. [27], NBA commissioner David Stern said of Buss "The NBA has lost a visionary owner whose influence on our league is incalculable and will be felt for decades to come".
Im proud to say that.. It didnt just happen. In 1988, winning for the second straight year and fulfilling the prophecy of Pat Riley (guaranteeing a repeat) was a special year but that year was so hard. A few times a year, especially if Dr. Buss traveled with the team, wed sit down and hed ask my opinion about certain things with the team, which I really appreciated his confidence in me. And he got it right every single time. success of the Lakers, in particular. He was big on that. I asked, What did Kobe think, and my dad had talked to Kobe on the phone, and Kobe said, Yeah, I can win with this dude. We had the injury to Andrew and Trevor Ariza that year and ran into the Celtics in the Finals, but we showed big improvement from the year before, and ended up winning the next two years. How Your Local Grocery Store Is Designed Like A Casino, These Are Officially The Rudest Premier League Fans, Highest And Lowest Gambling Taxes Around The World, Editorial In the 1990s, basketball was a little different, and it took a team to win the title; it wasnt put the best players on the court, it was all about teamwork and chemistry, and we were building towards that. She told the Beverly Hills Courier that Jackson is happy in Montana in his retirement but the two are still good friends. away due to kidney failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. So I had the surgery, and one of the first phone calls I got when I got home was from Dr. Buss, just calling to check in on me. We were just sitting there talking, and that was a pretty special moment.
WebAs the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers from 1979 until he passed away in 2013, Dr. Jerry Buss oversaw one of the greatest stretches in sports and entertainment history. In her book, she discusses the difficulties she faced as a young girl after learning that she was an adopted member of a wealthy family. We had gone through the playoffs only losing one game, against Philly. He just shook the trophy in that tiny little locker room in Boston. Her act was raw, vulnerable. Buss owned other professional sports franchises in Southern California. He had an appeal to the common man, and thats what I think when I look back at everything. When he was 19 years old, he started a relationship with Australian tennis star Dianne Fromholtz and followed her on the womens tour until she ended the relationship two years later, Sports Illustrated reported. Dodgers dont care because hes on a superstar path, Elliott: Kings still might fail vs. Connor McDavid and Oilers in a playoff rematch, Atonio Mafi NFL draft diary: My Tongan heritage means everything to me. I was a young player in Portland, and I knew about Jack Kent Cooke and what his reputation was, but we all heard about this man named Dr. Buss buying the Lakers, Kings and the Forum, and some real estate properties for what was an exorbitant amount of money at the time. Anyone can read what you share. It didnt have naming rights like Staples Center. Wed celebrate, have the parade, have a party, and then hed go to Vegas. I just remember generations of Lakers have come through this organization, obviously, and the team that we had at the time werent really knowledgeable of the history of the franchise.
Rattling off 10 championships before his passing in 2013. trade decisions.
Shaquille and I started to talk over the phone, and we sorta became friends. Dr. Buss saw the Lakers becoming something, more of an entertainment value than just a sports value, and the league has adopted, to a large degree, that same mentality. The NBA lost a great man. You look at them like father figures.
abandoned Buss and the rest of his family when Jerry was a young child. Thats probably the most Ive ever seen him animated. There was prime real estate, and it was about location, location, location. [4], His philanthropy also extended to people associated with the Lakers. It was weird timing, because Kobe was during that time also unhappy and there were stories of him potentially getting traded, or being able to move on from L.A., and then looking for a different situation. I have her laugh and anybody that met her would use the words kind and sweet smile.
In 2002, when the WNBA was restructured to give its teams individual owners, Buss took ownership of the Sparks. Buss is now engaged to be married to Jay Mohr, a comedian and actor. Then in his third season owning the team, they ended up calling them the Laker Girls, and established a dance team. Not only did Dr. Buss want a dance team to entertain on the court during halftime and quarter breaks, but he also wanted to show that there were talented young ladies who are great brand ambassadors.
Also, she has four siblings: Johnny, Jim, Jeanie, and Janie Buss. And hed say, I want you to come to Vegas in a week. Everywhere we went, everybody would holler our names. I had no idea it was Dr. Buss. He had this amazing feel for price sensitivity and value. And that was pretty special to hear. And especially on airplanes, hed always ask me what I was reading, because he was an avid reader. It was really a great celebration of life for him, and I was so proud of that. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille ONeal from the Orlando Magic in 1996. But we were able to do it together. He spent two years convincing Cooke to sell him the team, in May of 1979. Thats what he wanted to do in his life. Until last week when Jeanie Buss fired her brother Jim Buss, all six children spanning 31 years in age from eldest to youngest worked within the Lakers organization or for the teams NBA Development League affiliate, the D-Fenders, which also is owned by the Buss family. I gave him Jerrys number.
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Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. His patience stands out (to me) the most. Later, when the WNBA was formed in 1996, Buss took charge of operating that league's Los Angeles franchise, the Los Angeles Sparks. Naming rights. And I remember a nice gesture from him, when I signed my extension during my third year, and I had to have a back surgery. later when Jessie married a plumber named Stub Brown. Jerry and JoAnn Buss welcomed four children together: Johnny, Jimmy, Jeanie and Janie, Sports Illustrated reported. His dream was to own the Lakers, my dream was just to be a part of it, and we became part of a team that goes down in history, and then he built another one when he got Shaq and Kobe. Her youth and the challenges she had in seeking to learn more about her birth parents are essential themes in her book. He knew that he had this hot team in the Lakers in the early years of Showtime, but the Kings were always a tough sell. The Lakers were very successful under Buss' ownership, winning 10 NBA championships with such players as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Pau Gasol, and with coaches Pat Riley and Phil Jackson. In January 2008, Buss donated $7.5 million to USC's Department of Chemistry to fund two endowed chairs and an endowed scholarship fund for chemistry graduate students; the two chairs were to be named after his mentors at USC, professors Sidney Benson and David Dows.
He left the organization in good hands Jeanie is a great owner, too. It was a very unique way of conducting business.
And I walked right by him. The Jerry Buss Family. All of these great people spoke about him. Jessies claim to fame was a result of her relationship with her son Jerry Buss who was known for being the owner of the strong work ethic that was the platform for his later business success. The oldest and adopted child of Jerry Buss, Lee Buss is the sister of Jeanie Buss. I think thats why people just adore him so.
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