William Morse "Bill" Davidson, J. D. (December 5, 1922 – March 13, 2009) was an American entrepreneur and professional sports owner and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the chairman of Guardian Industries Corp. , one of the world's largest manufacturers of architectural and automotive glass.

PropertyValue
dbpprop:abstract
  • William Morse "Bill" Davidson, J. D. (December 5, 1922 – March 13, 2009) was an American entrepreneur and professional sports owner and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the chairman of Guardian Industries Corp. , one of the world's largest manufacturers of architectural and automotive glass. He was also the chairman of Palace Sports and Entertainment, principal owner of the Detroit Pistons of the NBA, the Detroit Shock of the WNBA, the co-owner of the Detroit Fury of the Arena Football League, and the former owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL and Detroit Vipers of the IHL. His Pistons won the 1989, 1990, and 2004 NBA Finals; his Shock won the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA Finals; his Vipers won the 1997 Turner Cup; his Lightning won the 2004 Stanley Cup, making him the only owner in professional sports history whose teams have won an NBA Championship and a Stanley Cup in the same year. His combined business ventures led him to an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, which led to Forbes ranking him as the 68th richest man in the United States.
  • William Morse Davidson, J.D. war ein US-amerikanischer Milliardär und Mäzen sowie Förderer im Sportbereich.
  • William Morse Davidson, J.D. est un entrepreneur et propriétaire d'équipes sportives professionnelles et membre du Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Il est le président de Guardian Industries Corp. , une des plus grandes entreprises de fabrication de verre au monde. Il est aussi le président de Palace Sports and Entertainment, principal propriétaire des Detroit Pistons en NBA, des Detroit Shock en WNBA et le propriétaire du Lightning de Tampa Bay en LNH. Ses Pistons remportèrent le titre de champion NBA en 1989, 1990 et 2004; ses Shock remportèrent le titre de champion WNBA 2003 et 2006; ses Lightning remportèrent la Coupe Stanley 2004, faisant de lui le seul propriétaire d'équipes de sport professionnelles de l'histoire à avoir gagné le titre de champion NBA et la Coupe Stanley la même année. Ses différentes participations dans les affaires font que sa fortune est estimé à environ 3.5 milliards de dollars.
dbpprop:hasPhotoCollection
dbpprop:otherpeople3Property
  • other persons named William Davidson
  • the Detroit-based businessman and sports team owner
dbpprop:reference
dbpprop:wikiPageUsesTemplate
rdf:type
rdfs:comment
  • William Morse "Bill" Davidson, J. D. (December 5, 1922 – March 13, 2009) was an American entrepreneur and professional sports owner and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the chairman of Guardian Industries Corp. , one of the world's largest manufacturers of architectural and automotive glass.
  • William Morse Davidson, J.D. war ein US-amerikanischer Milliardär und Mäzen sowie Förderer im Sportbereich.
  • William Morse Davidson, J.D. est un entrepreneur et propriétaire d'équipes sportives professionnelles et membre du Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Il est le président de Guardian Industries Corp. , une des plus grandes entreprises de fabrication de verre au monde. Il est aussi le président de Palace Sports and Entertainment, principal propriétaire des Detroit Pistons en NBA, des Detroit Shock en WNBA et le propriétaire du Lightning de Tampa Bay en LNH.
rdfs:label
  • William Davidson
  • William Davidson (Industrieller)
  • William Davidson
owl:sameAs
skos:subject
foaf:page
is dbpedia-owl:Company/owner of
is dbpedia-owl:Organisation/owningCompany of
is dbpedia-owl:owner of
is dbpedia-owl:owningCompany of
is dbpprop:owner of
is dbpprop:owners of
is dbpprop:redirect of
is owl:sameAs of