Jerry Reinsdorf | Owner Chicago Bulls

Jerry Reinsdorf | Owner Chicago Bulls

Jerry Reinsdorf | Owner Chicago Bulls
Jerry was born in 1936 in Brooklyn. His father was a sewing machine salesman. Jerry grew up near Ebbets Field and was at the Dodgers ballpark on the day that Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. He graduated from George Washington University and moved to Chicago where he attended the University of Chicago Law School and Northwestern University School of Law. As an attorney, Jerry's first job was with the Internal Revenue Service. He soon left the IRS and went into private law practice, making millions while specializing in real estate tax shelters. Jerry bought the Chicago White Sox for $19 million at age 45 and made the long-losing team both profitable and a winner with five division titles and the 2005 World Series title. He bought the Chicago Bulls in 1985 for $16 million, and was largely responsible for turning a declining franchise into the most dominant basketball team of the 1990s with six NBA World Championships and 13 years of sell-out games. Forbes estimates the value of the White Sox at $450 million and the Bulls at $500 million.

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Reinsdorf lives in a large home fronting a golf course in Highland Park, IL.The home is surrounded by trees and is located among similar sized homes in the golf community.

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