| 词条 | Bill Laurie |
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| name = Bill Laurie | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = William J. Laurie[1] | birth_date = July 1952 | birth_place = Versailles, Missouri | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = Crown Center Farms, Columbia, Missouri Henderson, Nevada Bel Air, Los Angeles, California | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | alma mater = Memphis State University | employer = | occupation = Basketball player and coach, business executive, philanthropist | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse = Nancy Walton Laurie | children = 1 | parents = | relatives = James "Bud" Walton (father-in-law) }} Bill Laurie is an American former basketball player and coach, and current business executive and philanthropist. He is the former owner of the St. Louis Blues and is the co-chairman of Paige Sports Entertainment. Early lifeLaurie grew up in rural Missouri.[2] While attending high school in Versailles, he played basketball, leading the scoring across the state of Missouri as a senior.[3][4] He graduated from Memphis State University in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1974.[5] While he was in college, Laurie was part of the Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, and competed in the 1973 NCAA national championship game, lost to the UCLA Bruins.[4][5] During college, Laurie started dating childhood friend Nancy Walton, and the two married a year after graduating.[6] CareerHe started his career as a teacher and a basketball coach, managing both the Christian Brothers College High School and Rock Bridge High School.[4] Since the late 1970s, he and his wife live at Crown Center Farms in Columbia, Missouri, where they breed race horses.[7] He quit his job in 1983 to serve as the manager of the family real estate portfolio.[4] He was the owner of the St. Louis Blues, a member of the National Hockey League which he acquired for US$153 million, from 1999 to 2011.[5] He was also the owner of the Savvis Center in St. Louis, Missouri.[5] He failed to acquire the Denver Nuggets in 1999, the Vancouver Grizzlies in 2000, and the Charlotte Hornets in 2001.[5] He is the co-founder and co-chairman of Paige Sports Entertainment (PSE) with his wife.[4] Alongside the St. Louis Blues and the Savvis Center, PSE operated SkinMarket, a cosmetics company headquartered in Carpinteria, California.[5] PSE is still an active company.[8] In 2003, he was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield, Missouri, for his "lifelong dedication and personal contributions to the betterment of sport and the spirit of sportsmanship... as a player, a coach, an executive and a benefactor."[4] PhilanthropyWith his wife, he donated US$25 million to the University of Missouri for the construction of a new sports arena for the Missouri Tigers in 2001.[2][9] They have also endowed the E. Paige Laurie Professorship for the Equine Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri,[2] and donated $10 million to the athletics department of their alma mater, the University of Memphis.[10] According to The Los Angeles Times, they have also made charitable gifts for "a cancer research center" and "a shelter for abused women" and "a children's hospital".[2] Personal lifeHe married Nancy Walton Laurie, the daughter of James "Bud" Walton, the co-founder of Walmart.[24] They have a daughter, Elizabeth Paige Laurie.[11] He has a brother, Barry, and a nephew, Spencer, who both played basketball for the Missouri Tigers. Also, a nephew, Shane, played for Missouri State University.[12] They live at Crown Center Farms, a 350-acre equine farm in Columbia, Missouri, where they breed Appaloosa horses.[2][13] On March 23, 2014, a barn on the property burnt down.[13][14] The cause of the fire was ruled unintentional by the Columbia Fire Department.[14][15] The Lauries have additional homes in Henderson,[16] near Las Vegas, Nevada, and Bel Air, Los Angeles.[17] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://extras.denverpost.com/nuggets/sale0425.htm|title=DenverPost.com - Nuggets Basketball|author=|date=|work=DenverPost.com|access-date=January 2, 2017}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurie, Bill}}2. ^1 2 3 4 Stephanie Simon, "Fuming at What Isn't in a Name: A University of Missouri sports complex is named after philanthropists' child, who goes to USC". The Los Angeles Times, April 4, 2004 3. ^McMillin, Zack. Valley Goal: The Tigers' talent, tenacity were essential to winning title. The Commercial Appeal. 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://mosportshalloffame.com/inductees/bill-laurie/|title=Bill Laurie - Missouri Sports Hall of Fame|author=|date=|work=mosportshalloffame.com|access-date=January 2, 2017}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/sportsbusiness/owner?id=Laurie|title=ESPN.com: Bill Laurie|author=|date=|work=go.com|access-date=January 2, 2017}} 6. ^{{cite journal|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55701023.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409134029/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55701023.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=April 9, 2016|title=Wal-Mart Heirs Buy St. Louis Hockey Team, Sports Arena.|author=|date=September 7, 1999|work=highbeam.com|access-date=January 2, 2017}} 7. ^[https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-33001310/building-blocks-from-background-lauries-step-to-the Building Blocks from Background, Lauries Step to the Fore for Mu, St. Louis Post Dispatch] 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.paigesports.com/|title=Paige Sports Entertainment|author=|date=|work=PaigeSports.com|access-date=January 2, 2017}} 9. ^Sarah DeShazo, Nancy Walton Laurie: Ballet's Next Best Friend?, Inside Philanthropy, July 31, 2013 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gotigersgo.com/genrel/120213aaa.html|title=Memphis Announces $10 Million Gift to Athletics|author=|date=|work=GoTigersGo.com|access-date=January 2, 2017}} 11. ^1 Annabel Fenwick Elliott, All aboard! Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie and daughter Paige celebrate the New Year with a luxury getaway in Sydney on the family's $200m super-yacht, The Daily Mail, 1 January 2015 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/hey-big-spencer/Content?oid=2167947|title=Hey, Big Spencer|author=|date=|work=pitch.com|access-date=January 2, 2017}} 13. ^1 Ashley Jost, Barn a complete loss after Crown Center Farms fire: Apartment burns in separate blaze., Columbia Daily Tribune, March 24, 2014 14. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Public_Comm/Public_Information/Press_Releases/view.php?id=2182|title=City of Columbia In the News|author=|date=|work=GoColumbiaMo.com|access-date=January 2, 2017}} 15. ^Jessica Quick, Crown Center Farms fire ruled unintentional, KQFX-LD, March 26, 2014 16. ^{{cite web| title = The World's Billionaires (2010): #363 Nancy Walton Laurie| url = https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/10/billionaires-2010_Nancy-Walton-Laurie_0O2U.html| work = Forbes |date= March 3, 2010 |accessdate= February 20, 2011}} 17. ^Matt Lopez, Wal-Mart Heiress Seeks Damages From Bel Air's 901 Strada Vecchia, The Beverly Hills Courier, January 23, 2015, pp. 1;11 15 : Living people|American men's basketball players|American real estate businesspeople|American racehorse owners and breeders|American philanthropists|Basketball players at the 1973 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four|Businesspeople from Missouri|Memphis Tigers men's basketball players|People from Bel Air, Los Angeles|People from Henderson, Nevada|Sportspeople from Columbia, Missouri|St. Louis Blues owners|Walton family|People from Versailles, Missouri|1952 births |
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