Jerry Buss

Jerry Buss is the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. Under his ownership the Lakers have won 8 NBA Championships.

Buss is also respected as a poker player, placing third in the 1991 World Series of Poker in Seven Card Stud.

Gerald Hatten Buss was born in 1934. He was raised in Kemmerer, Wyoming. He attended the University of Wyoming where he graduated with a Bachelor in Science. He attended the University of Southern California where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy in physicial chemistry. He invested in Real Estate which brought him financial success. Made in Wyoming: Jerry Buss Bio

Buss purchased the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Kings in 1979 from Jack Kent Cooke for 67.5 Million dollars. Buss then sold the Kings in 1987. Under his ownership the Lakers would win eight championships and would see players Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal play for his club. Made in Wyoming: Jerry Buss Bio

• 1934: Born
• 1979: Purchased Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings
• 1979-1980: NBA Champions
• 1981-1982: NBA Champions
• 1984-1985: NBA Champions
• 1986-1987: NBA Champions
• 1987: Sells the Los Angeles Kings
• 1987-1988: NBA Champions
• 1991: Third Place in Seven Card Stud at the World Series of Poker
• 1997: Created Los Angeles Sparks for WNBA
• 1999: Moved Los Angeles Lakers to Staples Center
• 1999-2000: NBA Champions
• 2000-2001: NBA Champions
• 2001-2002: NBA Champions
• 2003: Third Place in World Poker Tour Invitational
• 2006: Received a Star on Hollywood Walk of fame
• 2007: Arrested for DUI in Carlsbad, California
• 2008-2010: NBA Champions

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• Born: 1934

• Ph.D in Chemistry from University of Wyoming

• Owner of Los Angeles Lakers since 1979

• 1934: Born

• 1979: Purchases Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings

• 1979-1980: NBA Champions

• 1981-1982: NBA Champions

• 1984-1985: NBA Champions

• 1986-1987: NBA Champions

• 1987: Sells the Los Angeles Kings

• 1987-1988: NBA Champions

• 1991: Third Place in Seven Card Stud at the World Series of Poker

• 1997: Creates Los Angeles Sparks for WNBA

• 1999: Moves Los Angeles Lakers to Staples Center

• 1999-2000: NBA Champions

• 2000-2001: NBA Champions

• 2001-2002: NBA Champions

• 2003: Third Place in World Poker Tour Invitational

• 2006: Receives a Star on Hollywood Walk of fame

• 2007: Arrested for DUI in Carlsbad, California

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