Junior Bridgeman died Tuesday after suffering a medical emergency during a fundraising event at the Galt House.

Junior made us all better people and Louisville a better city,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a statement.

Overview: Billionaire owned Heartland Coca-Cola Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman, a gifted athlete and entrepreneur whose St. Louis ...

Junior Bridgeman, a local billionaire businessman and former basketball star in both Louisville and the NBA, has died.

Ryan Bridgeman and Justin Bridgeman. Bridgeman played for University of Louisville in the 1970s under legendary coach Denny Crum before being drafted to the NBA. Staff members Connor Giffin ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior Bridgeman, a beloved former University of Louisville basketball player and entrepreneur, died on ...

A WAVE News employee who was at the event said Bridgeman grabbed his chest and said he thought he was having a heart attack.

Bridgeman, known as well for 12 years as a small forward/shooting with the Milwaukee Bucks, passed away unexpectedly at the ...

The late basketball star and businessman left behind three children after he died in 2025. Learn more about Bridgeman’s ...

Former Louisville Cardinals great, longtime NBA player and billionaire entrepreneur Junior Bridgeman died Tuesday at the age of 71.

Junior Bridgeman died Tuesday at 71 after suffering a medical emergency in. Read about the former billionaire and NBA icon.