Family members, friends and former basketball University of Louisville teammates poured out their loving memories during a ...

His entrepreneurial endeavors, which ultimately made him a billionaire, included numerous restaurant franchises and a ...

The former Louisville basketball star was speaking at an event at the Galt House when he reportedly said he thought he was ...

Through and through, none better." Bridgeman built up a restaurant franchise empire spanning hundreds of locations, including Wendy's, Chili's and Fazoli's. At one point, he was America's second ...

In 2017, Bridgeman handed Manna Inc., which operates several fast-casual restaurant franchises, over to his son, Ryan, and purchased Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Earlier this year, Bridgeman ...

YOU KNOW, YOU CANNOT GO TO WENDY’S AND NOT KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, JUNIOR BRIDGEMAN, A BLACK GUY, A BLACK MAN OWNED THIS RESTAURANT. BRIDGEMAN RETURNED TO MILWAUKEE IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR ...

Junior Bridgeman, a Louisville legend and former NBA star, died from a medical emergency at the Galt House on March 11.

Junior Bridgeman, who played 10 of his 12 NBA seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, later built a massive restaurant company and was one of the largest Wendy’s franchisees. He died March 11 at age 71. The ...

Mr. Bridgeman came to believe that ownership would appeal to him more than working for others when he retired. In 1984, he invested in a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant in Chicago. Three years ...

Once his basketball career came to an end, he began his entrepreneurial journey, purchasing multiple franchise restaurant locations and a Coca-Cola bottling operation. Bridgeman also purchased ...

running hundreds of restaurant franchises and later acquiring Ebony and Jet magazines, two of the most influential publications in Black culture. Bridgeman was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in ...