Avron Fogelman was a former part owner of the Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals as well as several Memphis-based sports teams.
10 Facts About Avron Fogelman
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Avron Fogelman attended Memphis City public schools and graduated from Central High School in 1958.
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Avron Fogelman received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University and earned an honorary law degree from the University of Memphis School of Law.
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Avron Fogelman was a former part-owner of the Kansas City Royals from 1983 to 1991.
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Avron Fogelman owned the Memphis Chicks, a minor league baseball team, as well as the Memphis Rogues, a professional soccer team, and the Memphis Tams, an American Basketball Association team.
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Avron Fogelman founded the University of Memphis' Fogelman Scholars Program.
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Avron Fogelman helped fund extensive renovations to Tulane Gym, home of the Green Wave basketball team; the gym was renamed Avron B Fogelman Arena in his honor.
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In 1987, Avron Fogelman received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Memphis.
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In 2004, Avron Fogelman was named "Tennessean of the Year" by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
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In 2019, Avron Fogelman donated his vast sports memorabilia collection, worth more than $10 million, to Florida Atlantic University.