William Davidson
Businessperson, Hall of fame inductee
1922 – 2009
Who was William Davidson?
William Morse "Bill" Davidson, J. D. was an American businessman. He was President, Chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries, one of the world's largest manufacturers of architectural and automotive glass. He was also owner of several North American professional sports teams and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
He was also the chairman of Palace Sports and Entertainment, and 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; Tampa Bay 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.
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- Born
- Dec 5, 1922
Detroit - Also known as
- Bill Davidson
- William Morse Davidson
- Mr. D
- Spouses
- Karen Davidson
(1999 - 2009/03/13)
- Karen Davidson
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Wayne State University
- Lived in
- Bloomfield Hills
- Died
- Mar 13, 2009
Bloomfield Hills - Resting place
- Clover Hill Park Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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