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SmootSmack · 03-24-2009, 01:52 PM

Jack Kent Cooke bought the Lakers from Bob Short...who gained later infamy in Washington, DC when he outbid Bob Hope (yes, that Bob Hope) and purchased the Washington Senators, hired Ted Williams as the team's manager, and subsequently sent the team packing to Arlington, Texas.

03-24-2009, 01:52 PM	#13
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Tell me about Jack Kent Cooke Jack Kent Cooke bought the Lakers from Bob Short...who gained later infamy in Washington, DC when he outbid Bob Hope (yes, that Bob Hope) and purchased the Washington Senators, hired Ted Williams as the team's manager, and subsequently sent the team packing to Arlington, Texas. __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You