In the fall of 1993, Jerry Colangelo, majority owner of the Phoenix Suns, the area's NBA franchise, announced he was assembling an ownership group, " Arizona Baseball, Inc .," to apply for a Major League Baseball expansion team.

* Jerry Colangelo ( 1968 – 2004 )

* Jerry Colangelo, First Suns General Manager, 1968 – 2004 ; ( Interim ) Head Coach, 1970 & 1972 – 1973

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Jerry Colangelo is part of an investment group planning development in Buckeye, Arizona.

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One of the first people to congratulate Moreno after the news was Diamondbacks ' owner Jerry Colangelo, a personal friend who declared it a good opportunity for Moreno.

These extra expenses, combined with the Diamondbacks and their fellow expansion franchise, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, not being allowed to share in the national MLB revenue for their first five years of operations, left the Diamondbacks in a less-than-desirable financial situation, which would come back to haunt team founder and managing partner Jerry Colangelo and his group later on.

The idea to remake the arena came to Jerry Colangelo when he visited Staples Center, and envisioned a similar entertainment district in Phoenix.

Construction of this arena began in 1990, as Suns owner Jerry Colangelo envisioned a need for a new playing facility to replace Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Burke and Gluckstern originally planned to move the team to Minnesota ( which had lost the North Stars to Dallas in 1993 ), but eventually reached an agreement with Phoenix businessman Jerry Colangelo that would see the team move to Arizona and become the Phoenix Coyotes.

Jerry Colangelo, future owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Suns, was the ace of that Bloom High School staff.

In 1970, Fitzsimmons replaced Jerry Colangelo as Suns coach.

He succeeded at his goal versus powerhouse Phoenix, scoring 54 points, including 21-of-37 from the field, 6-of-12 three-pointers ( while reportedly eyeing in the direction of Suns chairman Jerry Colangelo ), in a high-scoring 144 – 139 Wizards win over the Suns.

Like in Seattle, he often clashed with his coach, John MacLeod, and was finally traded by general manager Jerry Colangelo to the Boston Celtics for Rick Robey and draft picks.

He coached the Phoenix Suns for the first seven games of the 1972 – 73 campaign, before being fired and replaced by Jerry Colangelo, then did a stint with Memphis of the American Basketball Association in 1973 – 74.

To help ensure that KAZT would be a high-quality station that would " do some good for Arizona ", the Londen family put together an advisory board of notable Arizonans, including Governor Jane Dee Hull, U. S. Representative Bob Stump, prominent local auto dealer Lou Grubb, Jerry Colangelo of the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks, and Michael Bidwill of the Arizona Cardinals.

At the time, freshmen were not allowed to play on the varsity basketball team, but as a sophomore he replaced the just-graduated Jerry Colangelo.

Chris Sarandon ( born July 24, 1942 ) is an American actor who is best known for playing Prince Humperdinck in the film The Princess Bride, the vampire Jerry Dandridge in Fright Night and Detective Mike Norris in the first entry of the Child's Play series, and providing the speaking voice of Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Jerry Lewis ( born March 16, 1926 ) is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director.

* Jerry Rook ( born 1943 ), American former professional basketball player

The Italian American DeLaria was born in Belleville, Illinois, the daughter of Jerry, a homemaker, and Robert DeLaria, a jazz pianist and social worker.

Jerry Lee Lewis ( born September 29, 1935 ) is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist.

Jerry Herman ( born July 10, 1931 ) is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater.

* Jerry Wayne Tolbert, Poet & Humorist, born in Uniontown in 1945

* Jerry D. Thompson, historian of the American Southwest, was born in Springerville but reared in western New Mexico.

* Jerry Rook ( born 1943 ) – two-time All-American basketball player at Arkansas State University, was born in Turrell.

ABC News Reporter Christen Craig as well as sports figures Jerry Sloan ( former basketball player and head coach for the Chicago Bulls and former head coach of the Utah Jazz ) and Carl Mauck ( former center for the Houston Oilers and NFL coach ) were also born there.

* Jerry E. Hinshaw, Arkansas politician and businessman, was born in Sheridan in 1917.

* Jerry Kramer, National Football League player and author, was born here in 1936.

* Jerry Only ( born 1959 ), bass player and vocalist for The Misfits.

* Jerry Lewis ( born 1926 ), comedian, actor, director.

* Jerry Casale ( born 1933 ), former Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers.

* Maniac Magee: Author Jerry Spinelli based the fictional town of Two Mills on Norristown, where he was born.

* Jerry Brudos-Oregon serial killer was born in Webster.

* Jerry Haymes ( Haynes ) ( born August 30, 1940 )-Country / Rock-A-Billy singer / musician.

Jerry Yang (; born November 6, 1968 ) is a Taiwanese-born American internet entrepreneur, the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!

* Jerry Douglas ( born 1955 ), American country music and bluegrass musician

Neal Adams ( born June 15, 1941 ) is an American comic book and commercial artist known for helping to create some of the definitive modern imagery of the DC Comics characters Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow ; as the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates ; and as a creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and recognition for Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Jerral Wayne " Jerry " Jones Sr. ( born October 13, 1942 ) is an American businessman.

Jerry, Jr ( born September 27, 1969 ) is a graduate of Georgetown University who earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University, is the Cowboys ' chief sales and marketing officer / vice president.

Edmund Gerald " Jerry " Brown, Jr. ( born April 7, 1938 ) is an American politician who has previously served and is currently serving as the Governor of California.