Abe Pollin (born December 3, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the current owner of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Washington Wizards, and former owner of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Washington Capitals and Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) Washington Mystics. Pollin graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1945. Abe Pollin is a member of the Levy family as well. A successful const...
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Abe Pollin (born December 3, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the current owner of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Washington Wizards, and former owner of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Washington Capitals and Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) Washington Mystics. Pollin graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1945. Abe Pollin is a member of the Levy family as well. A successful construction contractor in the Washington area, he headed an investment group that bought the then Baltimore Bullets in 1964. He moved the team to the Washington area in 1973 after building the Capital Centre. In 1996, Pollin announced that he was changing the team's name because he felt the name "Bullets" had too many negative connotations. "Our slogan used to be 'Faster than a speeding bullet,' but that is no longer appropriate," Pollin told the press. A "name-the-team" contest yielded the name "Wizards."
Beginning in 2002, an award called "The...
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