Bridgeman was a Louisville basketball great, 12-year NBA veteran and billionaire businessman who purchased a stake in the Bucks franchise he played for.

Junior Bridgeman passed away at age 71 on Tuesday leaving behind a legacy of a life full of achievement minus the attention.

Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman, a star of the 1975 Louisville Final Four team and 12-season NBA veteran whose business ventures after basketball made him a billionaire, has died at 71. Per the ...

Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who went on to an even more successful career in business, has died at the age of 71 ...

As a senior, Bridgeman helped Denny Crum reach his second Final Four as Louisville's coach in 1975. Many of Bridgeman's philanthropic work was done behind the scenes without fanfare. He was truly ...

In three seasons, he scored 1,348 points, grabbed 657 rebounds and in his senior season led the Cardinals to the 1975 Final Four, where they lost to eventual national champion UCLA in a 75-74 ...