I was also in a position where I felt like I needed to move on and change scenery in a different situation because Memphis was going through a very tough, tough stretch with (former Grizzlies owner Michael) Heisley trying to sell the team, and constant rebuilding. Dont worry about it, kid. Jerry Busss other two sons, Joey and Jesse, are also a part of the LA Lakers operations. That was a big thing for both of us. Copyright FameChain 2023, All rights reserved. He moved to Los Angeles and attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he earned an M.S. Explore how the celebrity world connects. So, it was interesting timing how we both ran into each other in Barcelona during a family trip from him, and he came to the gym I used to work out at in a hotel in Barcelona. One of his favorite comments always used to be, Aint nothin like winning! So thats one of my vivid memories. All six of his children worked. We reached our natural peak as a team in 87, 88 and 89. When we made the decision to move to Staples Center, we had to price the building. At the end of the day, it was almost like a perfect puzzle. The takeaway is that we all have to be good, well-rounded people. He had Hugh Hefner come with all the girls, and then I invited Michael Jackson. He was also able to snag the Kings hockey team, the Inglewood Forum, and the 13,000-acre Raljon Ranch in the Sierra Nevada mountains from businessman Jack Kent Cooke. Geni requires JavaScript! He basically created premium seating, and nobody else was doing this stuff at the time. Thats why its such an important part of his formula for success, and why its important to find that winning formula and to continue to keep the team focused on winning, and thats what Im trying to do. And how he conducted business, it was always, hey, Im holding all the cards. I got a call from Tim Harris on the morning that Dr. Buss passed away. The Lakers had literally won the championship a few minutes earlier, but my dad couldnt stop raving that I had 25 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks in my AAU game. I think that was the only ring that he wore, when we beat Boston the first time. We were just talking friend to friend. The teacher looked at me and said, Dont get your hopes up too much. After we lost to the Pistons*, we had an organization type of dinner, with all the players and the media in a banquet room. So, he liked to challenge people. But he took the time (with me) a couple of times a year. It was just a conversation (Dr. Buss) and I had. The . And Earvin made the best of it. He was in great spirits, it was great talking, he still had his sense of humor. 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. site map The lying in state was held on Monday, February 27th 2023 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Fox Funeral Home (1116 N 19th St, Beatrice, NE 68310). My dad only missed the playoffs twice in his entire 34-year tenure as an owner. Its just him! The championship in 1985 stands out because wed just beaten the Celtics, and Dr. Buss was as proud as hes ever been of any team. (Towards the end) we were just talking and reminiscing about old times. It was a conversation that only he and I knew about. Jerry Buss was the son of Connie Buss and Melvin "Red" Buss, who owned the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. All those times we were together, I shared with him, I wanted to be more than just a basketball player. I was fascinated about how cards accrued value, and Id always ask questions to my dad about it. I think his father was a coal miner, if I remember correctly, and we shared a lot of personal things that you share if you like each other. But he insisted he never wanted to push out his sister. Everyone is tight. Playing for him was one of the best highlights of my life. You have to look at me coming in as a rookie, with Hall of Famers like Phil Jackson, Kobe and Shaq, and the history of the Lakers. Or hed ask us about contracts, and certain trade scenarios. Jeanie, Dr. Buss and I spent a lot of time talking about price sensitivity. Because Id worked on prior events like Championship parades and so on, event mode planning started. Jerry wanted to make going to a Lakers game an experience that couldnt be replicated just by watching on TV. Back then, (player movement) on that scale was not something that happened that often I think Dr. Buss mindset played into it a lot. I felt, eventually, people would come out and see (Kobe) play. I didnt have firsthand memories of winning a championship, and felt like wed never get one, because it seemed so hard. People would say, What about George Steinbrenner? The difference between Steinbrenner, Dr. Buss was loved by everybody. He was definitely someone that was willing to do whatever it took to bring the city of Los Angeles a winner, and win at the highest level. She surprised us doing a great job running the Forum. My dad just figured hed last another 10 years and that Joey and Jesse would start taking over the basketball side and Jimmy would start retiring and that would be it. We were big into collecting basketball cards growing up. That helped motivate you to want to keep doing that. We all love this sport, basketball, but there are other things to enjoy in life as well, and he certainly enjoyed them all. He always treated me very well. After Jerry Buss death, Jim continued as the VP of Basketball Operations while his sister, Jeanie, looked after the business side of things as the team governor and president. There was no jealousy at all that he had that kind of relationship and Magic would surround himself with Dr. Buss and captains of industry. 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. At the time, they only had a dial up internet connection, and a lot of data needed to be presented to my dad from the front office, so theyd use the fax machine. At the time of his death, a Buss family spokesperson declared that the children had "no interest in ever selling the team.". It was like watching a 17-year-old guy just batter a 30-something year old guy, and youd expect itd be a lot more balanced than that. It was just really cool. The Lakers, Kings and WNBA's Sparks later played their home games at the Staples Center (now Crypto.com Arena) starting in 1999. I remember wed just won the championship against the Pacers, and he took us down on the floor. It doesnt mean you can always win every year, but you have to give them something that theyre proud of and that they can connect to. When Dr. Buss first bought the team, he looked at what we were charging for floor seats, and knew based on anecdotal data of talking to people that with a young Magic Johnson and this team, he could charge more. Jeanie was always going to be slated as running the business side for as long as she lived, Johnny said. We cant let him go. And he said, I know Earvin. In other words, how offensive could it be? Despite some setbacks in the years since she took over, with only one NBA Championship win in 2020, Jeanie is still the undisputed boss of the franchise. I remember watching those games with my dad. All these companies want to do business with the Lakers? Jerry Buss had an on-off relationship with. And families who must make decisions about large amounts of money are bound to encounter conflict now and then. After the first time we lost to the Celtics in 2008, Dr. Buss and I talked and I said, Man I feel bad, we lost to the Celtics, I never want to bring that heartache to you and this organization ever again. He said, No, it sucks losing to them. I said, I promise to you well never lose to those (expletive) again. And then we wound up beating them two years later, and we thoroughly enjoyed that, by the way, after we beat them in Game 7. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. It was a really intimate moment. Im not saying that Jerry was the opposite, but he was a lot more fun than I think Jack was. He initially worked in the aerospace industry before he built up his fortune alongside his friend and business partner, Frank Mariani, with real estate investments. Jessie Buss Cause Of Death? In 1979, Buss bought the Lakers, the NHL's Kings and The Forum, where the Lakers and Kings played their games, from Cooke in exchange for $67.5 million, the Chrysler Building and other properties. His vision inspired us and gave us the OK to be, sometimes, and thats pretty cool. Charlie is 5 years old and Chayton is 6, so that idea was as much wishful thinking as a sincere request. With me, he was always classy. 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. Thats the kind of guy you want to partner with. I didnt think we were going to get a chance to draft Kobe. We had growth within our own team, like Andrew Bynum, to go with Kobe and Lamar. But his impact went well beyond Los Angeles' overall record. During the Finals in Philly in 2001, we would get cheesesteaks before the games. Jerry was soft spoken, he had a great charm about him, and was just a unique person who believed in me for a long time, and I dont think in my life Ive ever had anybody who was as straight forward with me as him. We wanted to change that, and one way was to have entertainment all the way through the game, he said. That was so special. Im sure he had a lot of good conversations with Kobe at that time that helped him get his feet on the ground. He would surprise you. He also began to integrate his youngest sons, Jesse and Joey, more into the basketball business. I was happy to see the way that Dr. Buss and the franchise stuck by Earvin. I think when you have success, its just different. Not making quick decisions, rushing into things. And then youve got this team thats running. We were playing for not just ourselves but everybody. It was about how thankful he was to me for helping to enhance his brand. He was like a rebel, but in a good sense. Working with front-office executives West, Bill Sharman and Mitch Kupchak, Buss spent lavishly to win his titles, often running the NBA's highest payroll while also paying . Betty and I were friends from 6th grade and we always had a lot of laughs together. We all held the trophy together. Youve got this really good looking coach in Pat Riley whos completely Hollywood. Elon Musk. I know youre going to shoot straight. He would listen to Jerry (West), Phil but then hed get the confirmation from me. It means more, and it means more because of this one man, and everything that came from it. So he lined things up, and Id get samples, and wed talk it through, and hed say, Oh! There was no secondary market, but he knew that he was leaving money on the table and he was under indexing for certain price points. This is not to say there wont be disagreements. Then he wanted to work out for us one more time, so Michael Cooper, whod been retired for a year or two, we asked him to come out and participate. Dr. Buss was one of those guys. He treated people with respect. When Jerry West left, the transition was very natural now, I will say that when Jerry retired, it was a little bit weird. After being hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with an undisclosed form of cancer, he died of kidney failure at 5:55 a.m. on February 18, 2013, aged 80. And drafting Magic was huge. It was really tremendous. He noticed for a few years that the owner, Jack Kent Cooke, was not attending Laker games. Buss died of cancer on Feb. 18, 2013. It all started to gel at that point. So he created the Senate seats program sort of the precursor to the club suites program. Buss purchased the team, reported to be worth around $1 billion, in 1979. Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) February 18, 2013 And then Id go home. We talked for about an hour and a half, two hours, and I decided to believe in him, and he believed in me. Veteran guys. Today, it's about celebrating his life, his contributions to the city of LA and his inimitable. Thats why when hed make a decision, hed take the time to explain to me the thought process behind it, so Id always know where that decision was coming from and why he believed in particular. Buying the Forum, Lakers, Kings and other properties was the largest sports transaction at that time. Hes a once-in-a-lifetime kind of person. He would also search through his hometown looking for old telephone books and other paper products to stuff into his fireplace in order to provide heat for his home. He also served as the President of the Los Angeles Lazers, a professional indoor soccer team, and the Los Angeles Sparks, a professional womens basketball team. 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. Buss always referred to the Lakers as his extended family, and his players rewarded his fanlike excitement with devotion, friendship and two hands full of championship rings. We had several specialists look at him, and got a call from the guy at Stanford University, and he said, Im not worried about Ronny dying on the basketball court, I'm worried about Ronny dropping dead walking down the street. At that point, Ronny wasnt at Gonzaga anymore, so they didnt have health insurance for him; we hadnt signed him, so we werent responsible for his healthcare, and he had no personal healthcare insurance. He was like, The contract is good. They traded their starting center for a guard. But it appears as though Johnny began a career in sports management in 1975 and later became the Executive Vice President of Strategic Development of the Los Angeles Lakers for several years. We werent getting better to the point that I needed our team to be. It was everything that you would hope for in a new teammate thats going to make a significant contribution to the team. We didnt tell Mitch (Kupchak), we didnt tell anybody about that. Wed watch Lakers games together before he bought the team, and all hed talk about was, Someday Im gonna own that team. And (a couple of years later) he did. His two things he was mainly focused on was winning championships, getting the Lakers back to that level, and being a family man, being a father to his children. She became the Lakers governor in 2014 after her father's death and is now the representative of the team on the NBA board of governors. We all understood that, we all knew that, we were all for it. I was a little uptight, and didnt really know what to expect, so my first impression just totally relaxed me. Laker Girls. My first initial meeting I was kind of thrown back, because he didnt seem like an owner. Because the Lakers threw everything into the pot, anticipating and hoping to be able to acquire Shaq. It wasnt even close. When the deal was complete that Dr. Buss bought the Lakers, we had lunch, and we hung out for the whole weekend. This franchise and that franchise, and we got em. A teacher doesnt turn off the student with a tone of voice. It was really important when I gave that speech not just to honor his memory and his legacy, but to also make sure we honor him in a way that we carry his legacy moving forward. And especially on airplanes, hed always ask me what I was reading, because he was an avid reader. Hes already done the math in his head. His daughter, Jeanie, took over the Lakers in March 2017. In the process of that, we worked Kobe out one day against two guys who were supposedly going to be drafted higher than him, and it was ridiculous. Jerry Buss was an American businessman who began his professional career as a chemist and worked at the Bureau of Mines (presently known as the Mine Safety and Health Administration). He was the first one who recommended Angels and Demons, before it became a really big hit. He had a huge, beautiful office with all kinds of knick knacks and stuff like that. Buss became an owner in World Team Tennis, the Los Angeles Strings. Through his 80th birthday on January 27, 2013, he had not attended a Lakers game during the 201213 season due to health concerns. And I walked right by him. What people dont realize is that Phil (Jackson) and them called me when we were about to lose Lamar Odom, and said, youre the only one (Dr. Buss) will listen to. Some might wonder if his death will bring radical changes to the ownership of the team, but according to his family, that's not very likely. Many of those people offered their favorite stories about what made Dr. Buss who he was in advance of Dr. Buss night on Feb. 10, 2020. Write your message of sympathy today. Buss also owned other professional sports franchises in Southern California. Am I being traded? He says, Were not trading you, what are you talking about? So we start chitchatting, and talking about other things, and finally he says, Coop you know what, I got some other meetings I have to have, but I just want to let you know theres something for you at the tunnel. So I go, OK, this is it. I figured Jerry (West) or whoever the other team was at the tunnel at the Forum. Just showed up and watched. Im like the janitor, pretty much. Thats how generous, and how giving and how much I dont want to say a fan he was a true, true owner of the game. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Betty Jean Buss of Beatrice, Nebraska, who passed away on February 23, 2023 at the age of 79. I remember when he explained it to me we all knew Wrigley Field, where the Cubs played. Ill never forget Jerry Buss. All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. We would usually start watching NBA League Pass at 4 p.m., when the Eastern games would come on, but he didnt really know as much about the draft. After I took the job with the Knicks, Dr. Buss called me on the phone and asked if I was in L.A., and he wanted to have dinner with (my wife) Chris and I. We really were a family, and we were intact as a team, and all the families were invested. I have my head down, and he says, Coop, you know it was a great year for us, a lot of people didnt think that we could get this done, but here we are finally and we did it. So I said, Doc, what team am I going to? He goes, What are you talking about? I go, Doc, what team am I going to? Shes trying to do the same thing her dad did, so thats great. He bought me dinner. Boris Johnson. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Jerry Buss' children intend on carrying out their father's succession plan for the Los Angeles Lakers following the iconic owner's death Monday. So he asked me and Pat if wed be co-coaches, and I said Id consider it for a month. I can remember so many of the players wives and the players, Dr. Buss, wed have dinners and wed all come together. She is survived by : her children, Gail Kruse (Jim) of Sunrise Beach, MO and Jerry Buss of Beatrice; her grandchildren, Jennifer Surface (Matt), Brooke Pohlman (Jordan), Kelsey Weishahn (Spencer), Abbee Buss, Bryce Buss (Cheyanne) and Abby Morgan (Tristan); her great grandchildren, Kaysee Meyer, Collin Surface, River Morgan and Weishahn; her siblings, Anora Schoen and Ron Busboom (Verla); and her siblings-in-law, Marlene Busboom, Karen Buss, Betty St. Clair and Kenny Miller. So I played in San Antonio for about 4.5 months and had no idea the Lakers were interested in me. We had the press conference, and I said Im going to be here with Pat for a month, and then Pats going to be the head coach. I love it. He was very appreciative, very happy. Discover Jerry Buss's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. He really wanted to own the team.. We had a few. Hed call me every once in a while. The couple has four children together two elder sons, Johnny Buss (born in 1956), James Jim Buss (born in 1959), and two younger daughters in Jeanie Buss (born in 1961) and Janie Buss (born in 1963). Well before his passing on Feb. 2013 at the age of 80, the Lakers' former longtime owner Jerry Buss had set up the family trust for his children, Jeanie, Jim, Johnny, Joey, Jesse and Janie.. My dad changed the landscape of the NBA in terms of how he thought about the business. I guess it took everyone by surprise, but actually it worked out great for him, great for the Lakers, and he went on to produce some championship teams here in Los Angeles. After about 40 minutes, I said, Weve seen enough. But it was really through (his agent Arn Tellum) and the Bryant family, that (teams passed on him). Any age group, any ethnic group. Money has never been a part of my being. I dont think theres any thrill in it. He loved plays, and he wanted the focus to be on the athletes and the court. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty follows Jerry Buss, the owner of the LA Lakers, as he tries to steer the newly acquired NBA team towards success. He would empower the people that worked for him, and hed be a problem solver. The thing he taught me the best is that he maximized his days. Its unbelievable what he did. Before owning one of the most iconic teams in the NBA, Jerry Buss grew up in Wyoming in the years after the Great Depression. 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. Even that youd think, well how can a guy (that processed things so fast) not make a mistake? He was just a very good man. That iconic, focus-on-the-court lighting, started on Nov. 3, 1999. That was wonderful, to get my game back in gear for the next five games (after the Memorial Day Massacre). I was thankful he gave me an opportunity to get involved, and more importantly, get involved with someone like him where I learned a lot. The hotel recommended this (gym), and I went there in the morning, and Pau Gasol was there. If everyone took as much care and time to plan for the end of their lives, there would likely be much less fighting among family members when it came time to administer their estates. But I do remember saying I dont know who management is.. And he had an ability to let Bill Sharman, Jerry West, Pete Newell make important decisions that he didnt have the background to make. I go up to the suite, and I sit down on the stairs next to him, and I said, Well Doc, what do you think? He says, Its great. She is the one who took over the family business, and her children may do the same someday. 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