John McCaw Jr. (c. 1951) is a businessman who formerly partly owned McCaw Cellular in Seattle, Washington and a former part-owner of the Vancouver Canucks NHL franchise, with Francesco Aquilini.
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A graduate of the Lakeside School, he continued his education at the University of Washington, graduating with a psychology degree in 1974.[1]
Career edit
McCaw owned the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies from 1995 to 2000, when he sold the team to interests which would move it to Memphis.
On November 8, 2006, his 50% interest in the Canucks was sold to Aquilini, who became the sole owner.
On August 6, 2018, he was identified as a new part-owner of the Force India Formula One racing team.[2]
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References edit
- ^ Williams, Scott (June 19, 1992). "Low-Key Mccaw High-Powered Executive -- People Say He's Tough But Fair". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Un Québécois à la tête d'une équipe de F1". La Presse+ (in French). 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- Bill Knight, Mariners Owners to Pitch New Stadium[permanent dead link] (Monday, August 14, 1995).