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Rich Wolfe (died August 31, 2020) was an American sports writer and marketer who wrote over fifty books, mainly about unique team's fan cultures.[1][2] As marketing manager for the Continental Basketball Association's team Quad City Thunder, he produced memorable halftime shows which included chainsaw juggling, a Jackson Five puppet show and Moore's Mess of Mutts.[1][3]

Wolfe later went on to be the owner of the Cedar Rapids Sharpshooters, a member of the Global Basketball Association for the 1992-3 season.[4][5] He lost the franchise in 1992 for "financial reasons" and later sued the Five Seasons Center and the new owners for slander.[6][7]

Wolfe grew up in Lost Nation, Iowa and played basketball and baseball at Notre Dame. He was inducted as one of Leahy's Lads (playing under coach Frank Leahy) in 2006.[8] He was a sports enthusiast and trivia buff and often said he was the only person who had appeared on both Jeopardy! and ESPN's Two Minute Drill.[1] Wolfe wrote all of his books without the aid of a computer and sold them mostly direct via mail order.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Marx, John (September 2, 2020). "Marx: 'You want to hug him with one hand and check your wallet with the other;' Unique doesn't begin to describe the late Rich Wolfe". Quad City Times. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ daveysapien (2014-12-30). "Tony Gwynn: He Left His Heart In San Diego". Gaslamp Ball. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  3. ^ "Cedar Rapids nets a CBA team this year". Quad City Times. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. June 19, 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Excerpt: And the Last Shall Be First". The Gazette. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  5. ^ "Global Basketball Association". Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  6. ^ "Ex-Sharpshooters Owner Files Lawsuit". The Des Moines Register. December 19, 1992. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ Dukes, Mark (November 21, 1992). "Wolfe Mulls Suit v. Five Seasons". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids Iowa. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Ascend Books". Ascend Books. Retrieved 2020-09-05.


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