Gerald Hatten Buss (born 27 January 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers professional basketball team along with other professional sports franchises in southern California.
Buss worked his way through the University of Wyoming, graduating with a B.S. degree in two and a half years in 1953. He moved to Los Angeles, California and attended the University of Southern California, where he earned a M.S. and Ph.D. in ph...
more
Gerald Hatten Buss (born 27 January 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers professional basketball team along with other professional sports franchises in southern California.
Buss worked his way through the University of Wyoming, graduating with a B.S. degree in two and a half years in 1953. He moved to Los Angeles, California and attended the University of Southern California, where he earned a M.S. and Ph.D. in physical chemistry by age 24.
Buss started as a chemist for the Bureau of Mines (now the Mine Safety and Health Administration); he then briefly worked in the aerospace industry and was on the faculty of USC's chemistry department. He originally went into real estate in order to provide an income so he could continue teaching. His first investment in the 1960s was $1,000 in a West Los Angeles apartment building. Finding great success, he pursued real estate full time.
Buss became an owner in World Team Tennis. He purchased the Los Angeles Lakers...
less
