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Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. (October 1, 1926 – October 19, 2008) was an American businessman and philanthropist. Mangurian was born to an Armenian immigrant Harry Sr. and his wife Ethel Roberts of Rochester, NY. Following the outbreak of World War II, as soon as he reached the legal age Mangurian enlisted in the United States Navy. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations 1943–1946. Following his discharge, Mangurian returned home to work in the family's retail furniture business which he would build into a national chain. Following an IPO he eventually merged the business with General Portland cement company. He also acquired First National Bank of Rochester, serving as chairman of the Board of Directors. Taking up residence in Florida, in 1969 he purchased the jet charter company, Southeastern Jet Corporation, a business he operated for more than thirty years. His Drexel Investments, a real estate construction and leasing firm, is based in Fort Lauderdale. ==Sports teams ownership== In 1977, Mangurian became a partner in the Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At the end of the 1978 season he and his partner John Y. Brown, Jr., negotiated a franchise swap of the Braves team for the Boston Celtics. After one season, Mangurian bought out Brown and as the franchise's owner saw the Celtics sign stars Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish. In the 1980–81 Boston Celtics season, his team won the NBA Championship. In 1983 he sold the club due to poor relations with Delaware North, owner of the Boston Garden. Harry Mangurian also became involved with the North American Soccer League (NASL) as part of the ownership of the Memphis Rogues. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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