John McCaw Jr. (c. 1951) is a businessman who formerly partly owned
McCaw Cellular
McCaw Cellular Communications was a cellular telephone pioneer in the United States. Savvy licensing of cellular spectrum in the early 1980s put McCaw Cellular in an extremely strong position, quickly outpacing the growth of the "Baby Bells" in t ...
in
Seattle
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,
Washington
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and a former part-owner of the
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...
NHL
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franchise, with
Francesco Aquilini.
Education
A graduate of the
Lakeside School, he continued his education at the
University of Washington
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Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattl ...
, graduating with a psychology degree in 1974.
Career
McCaw owned the
NBA's
Vancouver Grizzlies
The Vancouver Grizzlies were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Vancouver. They were part of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was established in 1995, along w ...
from 1995 to 2000, when he sold the team to interests which would move it to
Memphis
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* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
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* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
.
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.
See also
*
Craig McCaw
Craig McCaw (born August 11, 1949) is an American businessman and entrepreneur, a pioneer in the cellular phone industry. He is the founder of McCaw Cellular (now part of AT&T Mobility) and Clearwire Corporation (now part of T-Mobile via the Sprin ...
References
*Bill Knight
Mariners Owners to Pitch New Stadium(Monday, August 14, 1995).
1950s births
Living people
National Hockey League executives
National Hockey League owners
National Basketball Association executives
National Basketball Association owners
Businesspeople from Vancouver
Ice hockey people from Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks executives
20th-century American businesspeople
University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences alumni
Lakeside School alumni
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