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Japers' Rink: Abe Pollin, 85, the Washington sports entrepreneur who owned the Wizards basketball team and the...
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ABE POLLIN - Wizards owner helped transform D.C. Son of immigrants rose to top of sports, charity & business worlds http://bit.ly/6aDItw 11/29/2009 |
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Abe Pollin, RIP. He will be missed. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/24/AR2009112402796.html 11/25/2009 |
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Must read: How a poor kid from Philly became a pillar of the community in D.C. http://bit.ly/6K3cqY 11/25/2009 |
Abe Pollin, 85, the Washington sports entrepreneur who owned the Wizards basketball team and the...
Japers' Rink —
Abe Pollin, 85, the Washington sports entrepreneur who owned the Wizards basketball team and the Capitals hockey team, died Tuesday.
- Washington Post ...
Abe Pollin Passes Away At 85
Hooped Up —
... team, died Tuesday. Details on where he died and the cause of his death were not immediately available. He reportedly had a rare brain disease.
Pollin was among the last of the old-school pro sports owners who ran his teams as a family business, shaped by his strong personality and his intense loyalties. His teams lost more than they won, and fans often criticized his personnel moves and his failure to spend more money, but Pollin invariably remained set in his ways.
Washington Post
Rest in peace, Abe
Agent Dagger - A Washington Wizards Blog —
... After the center opened Polin said: "I had two goals when I decided to build this building. The first was that if I was building in downtown Washington, the nation's capital, it had to be the best building of its kind in the country. The second was to be the catalyst that turned the city around." ...
Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin dies at 85
Inhistoric —
Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin dies at 85
Abe Pollin, the longest-tenured owner in the NBA, died on Tuesday at the age of 85. To understand his significance in the Washington D.C. area, I offer this very detailed obituary courtesy of the Washington Post. ...
Abe Pollin’s Greatest Moment
Capitals Outsider —
... Longtime Capitals and Wizards owner Abe Pollin died Tuesday at the age of 85, a great loss to the Washington DC community. Pollin had a long and storied career, but what CapitalsOutsider chooses to focus on is the fact that he is one of very few people who had – and took – the opportunity to expose and dismiss NBA legend Michael Jordan. Jordan came to the Wizards in 1999, first as president of basketball operations, then as a player, but the team didn’t make the playoffs even once. In 2003, Pollin fired Jordan, saying that he had detrimental effects on the team, such as ...
Rest in Peace, Mr. Pollin.
The Nationals Enquirer —
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(AP Photo. Abe Pollin, right, celebrates after the Bullets 1978 NBA Championship.)
D.C. loses an icon.
Our condolences to the Pollin family. Here's the official statement released by the Nationals.
Befriend the Nationals Enquirer on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. ...
Abe Pollin’s Greatest Moment
Gunaxin » Sports —
abe-pollin Longtime Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin died Tuesday at the age of 85, a great loss to the DC community. Pollin had a long and storied career, but what ...
Remembering Mr. Pollin
Agent Dagger - A Washington Wizards Blog —
Mr. Pollin's obituary
R.I.P. Abe
Empty Netter Assists - 11-25-09
Empty Netters —
... -Abe Pollin, the original owner of the Washington Capitals and eventually, the NBA's Bullets/Wizards franchise passed away. He was 85. Pollin was an instrumental figure in the construction of the Capitals' home arenas, the Capital Centre/USAir Arena in Landover, Md. and the MCI/Verizon Center in downtown Washington. D.C., facilities which -- all joking aside -- Penguins fans are familiar with. ...
Daily Links for Wednesday, Nov. 25
Die By The Blade —
... week, including why Thomas Vanek is slumping and how he can break out of it.
Leveling the Playing Field | Japers' Rink In case you have trouble recognizing Washington Capitals players not named Ovechkin, David Getz over at Jasper's Rink has put together this piece about what everyone's stats would look like if they all got the same ice time. An interesting idea, and it gives us an idea of who to watch out for on the Caps other than Ovie.
Long-Time Capitals and Wizards Owner Passes Away Abe Pollin, owner and founder of the ...
First Impressions of Abe Pollin; Wes Unseld: “He was a Washingtonian”
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog —
... modern Berto Center in suburban Chicago, the Bullets remained in a cramped old gym at Bowie State University, where they were known to lose a player or two to injuries suffered from colliding with the thinly padded wall just beyond the baselines. When other teams used hydraulic guns to shoot T-shirts high into the stands, the Bullets’ mascot tossed shirts as high as he could with a lacrosse stick.
{Peter Perl -- Washington Post}
He arrived in Washington more than ...
The Fearless Life of Abe Pollin
Stet Sports Blog —
... Many of the tributes you will hear about Abe Pollin will capture the essence of his kindness, his endearment to those he worked with and hired, and his undying affection for the Washington-Metropolitan area. Those are laudable portions of a man whose life meant so much to so many. ...
Wednesday Morning NHL Papers (Eastern Conference): Toronto leads the NHL in shots per game, Len Barrie’s Victoria development being looked into and the legacy of Abe Pollin
IllegalCurve.com —
... , writes Corey Masisak. Peter Perl of the Washington Post writes about the legacy of former Capitals owner Abe Pollin, who passed away on Tuesday. Ted Leonsis appears to have the ...
The Week in Sports Columns, Vol. XXXXVI
RCS Sidelines —
A look back at the week that was in sports, through the voices that tell the stories. Did we miss a column? Let us know in the comments.
Top Columns of the Week, November 23 to November 29, 2009
1. How Does Jimmie Johnson Dominate Nascar- Joe Posnanski, Sports Illustrated
2. Will Twins Be Able to Keep Their MVP?- Joe Christensen, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
3. Abe Pollin Transformed Sports in Washington D.C.- Peter Perl, Washington Post
4. Is This ...
Gilbert Arenas Writes Op-Ed For Washington Post: Learning to be a better role model
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog —
... , which put my teammates in a tough position and let down our fans and Mrs. Irene Pollin, the widow of longtime Wizards owner Abe Pollin. ...
