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Basketball · Retired (deceased)
Junior Bridgeman
Turned 450+ restaurants into a bottling empire, then bought Ebony and a piece of the Bucks.
Off-the-field timeline
- 2016Business
Coca-Cola bottling
Started a Coca-Cola bottling and distribution company.
Sources: investors.coca-colacompany.com ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ - 2024Investing
Milwaukee Bucks
Purchased a 10% interest valuing the team at $4 billion.
Sources: basketball-reference.com ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ - —Business
Restaurant franchises
Owned over 450 fast-food restaurants including 160+ Wendy's and 120 Chili's.
Sources: nrn.com ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ - —
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