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Encyclopedia > James Dolan

James L. Dolan (born 1956) is Chairman of New York City's Madison Square Garden in the United States, as well as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cablevision Systems Corporation. He's had numerous feuds with his father, Charles Dolan regarding the ownership and financial stability of Cablevision. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... For other uses, see Cablevision (disambiguation). ... Charles Francis Chuck Dolan (born on October 16, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American business executive. ...


James Dolan is well-known for his stewardship of Madison Square Garden's teams, the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks, the WNBA's New York Liberty, and the National Hockey League's New York Rangers, which has resulted in economic success but also competitive failure aside from a few good years (notably 1999, when the Knicks reached the NBA Finals). Particularly galling to Knick fans was Dolan's decision to give Allan Houston a 6-year contract for $100 million in 2001 when no other team had offered Houston more than $75 million.[citation needed] Houston retired due to injury after just four seasons, and the Knicks only reached the playoffs once over the duration of his expensive contract. He is currently under fire from many Knick fans for recent transactions made by the organization.[citation needed] In a recent Sports Illustrated players poll, Dolan received the most votes as the worst owner in the NBA.[citation needed] The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier mens basketball league. ... The New York Knicks, short for Knickerbockers, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. ... WNBA may also refer to WNBA-AM, a radio station in Illinois. ... The New York Liberty is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. ... NHL redirects here. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, U.S.A.. Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the National Hockey League, and are part of the group of teams referred... Allan Wade Houston (born April 20, 1971, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA) is an American former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing shooting guard for the National Basketball Associations New York Knicks. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


After the 2004-2005 season, he signed Larry Brown to a 5 year, $50 million contract to coach the Knicks. After just one season he bought out Browns contract for $18 million. Brown walked away with $28 million for coaching one year.


There is strong sentiment from Knicks fans for Dolan to sell the team. Fans chanted "Fire Dolan" during the 2003 NBA draft and during a December 2006 game against the Wizards. [1]. Critics charge that Dolan has never earned anything in his life, and is a colossal, egotistical screw-up who has lost hundreds of millions of dollars running the storied New York Knicks franchise into the ground.


Dolan also purchased The Wiz, a faltering New York-based electronics store, but failed to sustain it despite heavy cross promotion with Cablevision's popular Optimum Online service. Nobody Beats The Wiz was the name of a chain of electronic stores in the northeastern United States, primarily in New York and New Jersey. ... Optimum Online (OOL) is an Internet service provider subsidiary of Cablevision. ...


Dolan performs blues-inspired rock as the singer for JD and the Straight Shot.


References

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Also went to the State University of New York at New Paltz (Alum '76).


External links

  • MSG profile
  • New York Magazine article from 2004
  • JD and the Straight Shot
  • Sell the Knicks

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Dolan is a member of the board of directors of Cablevision Systems Corporation and serves on its executive committee.
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James Dolan was born on 5 May 1870 at Kinkreyhill, Bewcastle in Cumberland in England.
James was very friendly with Dr Bishop of Wylam who was their family doctor and with his wife not being too well and such a large family, they discussed immigration.
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