Community and Business Titan Junior Bridgeman Dies at 71; NBA and Entrepreneurial Worlds Mourn Loss
Louisville, KY – Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman, a former NBA luminary and distinguished entrepreneur, died on Tuesday following a heart attack during a public appearance. He was 71. Bridgeman was attending the 45th Annual Leadership Luncheon for the Boy Scouts Lincoln Heritage Council at The Galt House Hotel in Louisville when he suffered the attack. Despite immediate medical attention and rapid transportation to a nearby hospital, he was pronounced dead shortly afterward. Lance George, Chief Marketing …