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Abe Pollin
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Abe Pollin
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Abe Pollin

American, 1923 - 2009
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Place ActiveWashington, DC, United States
Abe Pollin was the owner of a number of professional sports teams including the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL), the Washington Mystics in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Pollin was the longest-tenured owner of an NBA team, holding the Packers/Zephyrs/Bullets/Wizards franchise for 46 years.