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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style>Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman Jr. (September 17, 1953 – March 11, 2025) was an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player and businessman. Bridgeman played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) for the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> from 1975 until 1987. Following his career, Bridgeman owned hundreds of fast-food restaurants, became a <a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Coca-Cola Company">Coca-Cola</a> bottler and distributor, and acquired <a href="/wiki/Ebony_(magazine)" title="Ebony (magazine)">Ebony</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jet_(magazine)" title="Jet (magazine)">Jet</a> magazines. Despite never making more than $350,000 a season during his NBA career, Bridgeman had a net worth of over $1.4 billion, making him one of the wealthiest former athletes in the world.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> <table class="infobox vcard" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title fn summary" style="font-size: 125%">Junior Bridgeman</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Junior_Bridgeman_1977.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Junior_Bridgeman_1977.png/220px-Junior_Bridgeman_1977.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Junior_Bridgeman_1977.png/330px-Junior_Bridgeman_1977.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Junior_Bridgeman_1977.png 2x" data-file-width="424" data-file-height="550"></a><div class="infobox-caption">Bridgeman <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1977</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">(1953-09-17)September 17, 1953 <a href="/wiki/East_Chicago,_Indiana" title="East Chicago, Indiana">East Chicago, Indiana</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 11, 2025(2025-03-11) (aged 71) <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">210 lb (95 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Washington_High_School_(East_Chicago,_Indiana)" title="Washington High School (East Chicago, Indiana)">Washington</a> (East Chicago, Indiana)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville</a> (1972–1975)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_draft" title="1975 NBA draft">1975</a>: 1st round, 8th overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">1975–1987</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">Small forward</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NBA_season" title="1975–76 NBA season">1975</a>–<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1984</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984</a>–<a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">1986</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NBA_season" title="1986–87 NBA season">1986–1987</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Milwaukee Bucks</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li>No. 2 <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks#Retired_numbers" title="Milwaukee Bucks">retired by Milwaukee Bucks</a></li> <li>Second-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> – <a href="/wiki/United_States_Basketball_Writers_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Basketball Writers Association">USBWA</a> (<a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="1975 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">1975</a>)</li> <li>Third-team All-American – <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">UPI</a> (1975)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year">MVC Player of the Year</a> (1974, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coach_Wooden_%22Keys_to_Life%22_Award" title='Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award'>Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award</a> (2001)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">11,517 (13.6 ppg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">2,995 (3.5 rpg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">2,066 (2.4 apg)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/76252">Stats</a> at NBA.com <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924575#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" 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for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life">1 Early life</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#College_career">2 College career</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Professional_career">3 Professional career</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Milwaukee_Bucks_(1975%E2%80%931984)">3.1 Milwaukee Bucks (1975–1984)</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Los_Angeles_Clippers_(1984%E2%80%931986)">3.2 Los Angeles Clippers (1984–1986)</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Milwaukee_Bucks_(1986%E2%80%931987)">3.3 Milwaukee Bucks (1986–1987)</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Overall">3.4 Overall</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Entrepreneurial_career">4 Entrepreneurial career</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#NBA_career_statistics">5 NBA career statistics</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Regular_season">5.1 Regular season</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Playoffs">5.2 Playoffs</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Personal_life_and_death">6 Personal life and death</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Honors">7 Honors</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#References">8 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#External_links">9 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> Ulysses Lee Bridgeman Jr. was born in <a href="/wiki/East_Chicago,_Indiana" title="East Chicago, Indiana">East Chicago, Indiana</a>, to Ulysses Lee Bridgeman Sr., a steel mill worker, and Delores (Meaders) Bridgeman, a homemaker.<a href="#cite_note-sandomir_03152025-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-kuzydym_03112025-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> He attended <a href="/wiki/Washington_High_School_(East_Chicago,_Indiana)" title="Washington High School (East Chicago, Indiana)">Washington High School</a> and was a member of their 1971 basketball team, which went undefeated (29–0) and won the Indiana state high school basketball championship. Among his teammates were his brother Sam, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Trgovich" title="Pete Trgovich">Pete Trgovich</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Stoddard" title="Tim Stoddard">Tim Stoddard</a>.<a href="#cite_note-kuzydym_03112025-3">[3]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> A 6-foot-5-inch (1.96 m) <a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">guard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a>, Bridgeman attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">University of Louisville</a> and played <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville Cardinals men's basketball</a> team. Bridgeman was the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley Conference</a> Player of the Year in 1974 and 1975.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com-5">[5]</a> Bridgeman led the Louisville Cardinals to the <a href="/wiki/1974_NCAA_Division_I_basketball_tournament" title="1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament">1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament</a> as a junior. As a senior, he led the Cardinals to the Final Four of the <a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_I_basketball_tournament" title="1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament">1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament</a>, where they lost to eventual NCAA champion <a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball" title="UCLA Bruins men's basketball">UCLA</a> 75–74 in the national semifinal.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> In his collegiate career at Louisville, Bridgeman averaged 15.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 87 games.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com-5">[5]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Milwaukee_Bucks_(1975–1984)">Milwaukee Bucks (1975–1984)</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Milwaukee Bucks (1975–1984)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> selected Bridgeman in the first round, with the eighth overall selection, in the <a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_draft" title="1975 NBA draft">1975 NBA draft</a>. On June 16, 1975, almost three weeks after the draft, the Lakers traded Bridgeman, <a href="/wiki/David_Meyers_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Meyers (basketball)">David Meyers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elmore_Smith" title="Elmore Smith">Elmore Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brian_Winters" title="Brian Winters">Brian Winters</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> for <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Walt_Wesley" title="Walt Wesley">Walt Wesley</a>.<a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference.com-7">[7]</a> As a rookie with Milwaukee in 1975–1976 under coach <a href="/wiki/Larry_Costello" title="Larry Costello">Larry Costello</a>, Bridgeman averaged 8.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> In 1976–1977, Costello was fired by Milwaukee after a 3–15 start and assistant coach <a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Don Nelson</a>, who had been a player for the 1976 NBA champion <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> the year before, was hired as coach. Bridgeman improved, averaging 14.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists. On December 15, 1976, Bridgeman scored a career-high 41 points in a 129–125 loss against Boston.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> Nelson and Bridgeman were together for the next eight seasons.<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> Bridgeman was used by Nelson as a complement to teammates <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dandridge" title="Bob Dandridge">Bob Dandridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marques_Johnson" title="Marques Johnson">Marques Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Moncrief" title="Sidney Moncrief">Sidney Moncrief</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Bob Lanier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a>, Myers, Winters and <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Johnson" title="Mickey Johnson">Mickey Johnson</a> during his Milwaukee tenure, as the Bucks had powerful teams, winning division titles in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984.<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-10">[10]</a> On April 5, 1981, Bridgeman scored a career playoff-high 32 points and recorded six assists in a Game 1 Eastern Conference semifinals loss to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Clippers_(1984–1986)">Los Angeles Clippers (1984–1986)</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Clippers (1984–1986)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> After nine seasons in Milwaukee, on September 29, 1984, Bridgeman was traded by the Bucks with <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Catchings" title="Harvey Catchings">Harvey Catchings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marques_Johnson" title="Marques Johnson">Marques Johnson</a> and cash to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Terry_Cummings" title="Terry Cummings">Terry Cummings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Craig_Hodges" title="Craig Hodges">Craig Hodges</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Pierce" title="Ricky Pierce">Ricky Pierce</a>.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> On January 29, 1985, Bridgeman scored 30 points in a loss against the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Milwaukee_Bucks_(1986–1987)">Milwaukee Bucks (1986–1987)</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Milwaukee Bucks (1986–1987)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> After spending two years in Los Angeles, Bridgeman returned to Milwaukee for one more season before retiring in 1987. He played in 711 games for the Bucks, at the time the most in franchise history. This was surpassed on March 20, 2023, by <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> In his 12-year NBA career, Bridgeman scored 11,517 total points.<a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference.com-7">[7]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overall">Overall</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Overall" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Bridgeman was a sixth man for most of his career, averaging double figures in scoring for nine consecutive seasons. Some believe that if the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Sixth_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award">NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award</a> had existed before the 1982–83 season, Bridgeman might have won it multiple times.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> In his career with the Milwaukee Bucks (1975–1984, 1986–1987) and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> (1984–1986), Bridgeman played in 849 total NBA games, averaging 13.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists, shooting 47% from the floor and 84% from the line.<a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference.com-7">[7]</a> Bridgeman also served as the president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Players_Association" title="National Basketball Players Association">National Basketball Players Association</a> from 1985 to 1988. Bridgeman resigned after the 1988 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Collective_Bargaining_Agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement">CBA</a> and the controversy of the Junior Bridgeman <a href="/wiki/Antitrust" class="mw-redirect" title="Antitrust">antitrust</a> lawsuit, in which NBA players sued the NBA for violation of antitrust laws. The players argued that by compensating to eschew from matching offers for <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agents</a> and abuse of the salary cap, total players' share of gross revenues decreased from 61 percent to 54 percent from the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84 season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="Entrepreneurial_career">Entrepreneurial career</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Entrepreneurial career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> During the off-seasons of his playing career, Bridgeman worked and learned the business model of <a href="/wiki/Wendy%27s" title="Wendy's">Wendy's</a> fast food restaurant franchise. After retiring from the NBA, he invested in the franchise and eventually owned over 450 fast-food restaurants, including over 160 Wendy's and 120 <a href="/wiki/Chili%27s" title="Chili's">Chili's</a> restaurants.<a href="#cite_note-sandomir_03152025-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> In 2016, he sold 120 Chili’s and 100 Wendy’s to a private buyer and started a <a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Coca-Cola Company">Coca-Cola</a> bottling company to distribute their beverage brands.<a href="#cite_note-sandomir_03152025-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> In 2016, <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a> ranked Bridgeman the fourth-wealthiest retired athlete in the world behind only <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Beckham" title="David Beckham">David Beckham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palmer" title="Arnold Palmer">Arnold Palmer</a> with an estimated income of $32 million.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> As president and CEO of Bridgeman Foods Inc, Bridgeman signed a letter of intent to buy bottling operations in Canada in 2018.<a href="#cite_note-Coca-Cola-22">[22]</a> In December 2020, Bridgeman, via Bridgeman Sports and Media, bought <a href="/wiki/Ebony_(magazine)" title="Ebony (magazine)">Ebony</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jet_(magazine)" title="Jet (magazine)">Jet</a> for $14 million after the magazines had declared <a href="/wiki/Bankruptcy" title="Bankruptcy">bankruptcy</a> earlier in the year.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> On May 26, 2022, Manna Capital Partners, an investment firm cofounded by Bridgeman, announced that the firm had partnered with <a href="/wiki/Ball_Corporation" title="Ball Corporation">Ball Corporation</a> to construct and operate an integrated secondary aluminum mill in <a href="/wiki/Los_Lunas,_New_Mexico" title="Los Lunas, New Mexico">Los Lunas, New Mexico</a>.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> On October 18, 2022, Alabama Governor <a href="/wiki/Kay_Ivey" title="Kay Ivey">Kay Ivey</a> announced that Manna Capital Partners would invest in a bottling facility to be located in <a href="/wiki/Hope_Hull,_Alabama" title="Hope Hull, Alabama">Hope Hull, Alabama</a> and operated by affiliate Manna Beverages & Ventures.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> On September 24, 2024, the Bucks announced that Bridgeman had purchased a 10% interest in the team, with the deal valuing the franchise at $4 billion. According to Bucks co-owner <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Haslam" title="Jimmy Haslam">Jimmy Haslam</a>, Bridgeman purchased the interests of several minority owners at an undisclosed discount from the stated value.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="NBA_career_statistics">NBA career statistics</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: NBA career statistics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> GS </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG% </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P% </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> Bold </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> </tbody></table> Source:<a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference.com-7">[7]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Regular season" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NBA_season" title="1975–76 NBA season">1975–76</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>–</td> <td>20.3</td> <td>.439</td> <td>–</td> <td>.795</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>8.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1976–77 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>–</td> <td>29.4</td> <td>.449</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.864</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>14.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1977–78</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>–</td> <td>22.9</td> <td>.503</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.810</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>13.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978–79</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>–</td> <td>23.9</td> <td>.506</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.829</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>15.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1979–80</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>–</td> <td>28.6</td> <td>.478</td> <td>.185</td> <td>.865</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>17.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season" title="1980–81 NBA season">1980–81</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1980–81 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>77</td> <td>–</td> <td>28.8</td> <td>.487</td> <td>.143</td> <td>.884</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>16.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1981–82</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>41</td> <td>4</td> <td>22.5</td> <td>.483</td> <td>.444</td> <td>.864</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>12.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1982–83</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>70</td> <td>5</td> <td>26.5</td> <td>.492</td> <td>.077</td> <td>.837</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>14.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>10</td> <td>30.0</td> <td>.465</td> <td>.194</td> <td>.807</td> <td>4.1</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>15.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984–85</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1984–85 Los Angeles Clippers season">LA Clippers</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>15</td> <td>25.5</td> <td>.465</td> <td>.359</td> <td>.879</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>13.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">1985–86</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season">LA Clippers</a> </td> <td>58</td> <td>14</td> <td>20.0</td> <td>.441</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.891</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>8.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NBA_season" title="1986–87 NBA season">1986–87</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>34</td> <td>4</td> <td>12.3</td> <td>.462</td> <td>.167</td> <td>.800</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>5.1 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>849</td> <td>52</td> <td>25.0</td> <td>.475</td> <td>.244</td> <td>.846</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>13.6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Playoffs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_playoffs" title="1976 NBA playoffs">1975–76</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>22.3</td> <td>.450</td> <td>–</td> <td>.636</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>8.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_playoffs" title="1978 NBA playoffs">1977–78</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>19.8</td> <td>.484</td> <td>–</td> <td>.750</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>10.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_playoffs" title="1980 NBA playoffs">1979–80</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>24.8</td> <td>.357</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.733</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>10.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_playoffs" title="1981 NBA playoffs">1980–81</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1980–81 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>26.1</td> <td>.462</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>.813</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>14.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_playoffs" title="1983 NBA playoffs">1982–83</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>34.2</td> <td>.469</td> <td>.400</td> <td>.933</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>16.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_playoffs" title="1984 NBA playoffs">1983–84</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>31.2</td> <td>.456</td> <td>.111</td> <td>.815</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>14.4 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>49</td> <td>–</td> <td>27.7</td> <td>.454</td> <td>.250</td> <td>.814</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>13.3 </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_death">Personal life and death</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Personal life and death" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> Bridgeman was a member of <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Phi_Alpha" title="Alpha Phi Alpha">Alpha Phi Alpha</a> fraternity.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> In 2008, the <a href="/wiki/PGA_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="PGA of America">PGA of America</a> appointed Bridgeman to serve on the PGA Board of Directors.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame</a> appointed Bridgeman to the board of governors in 2010.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> <a href="/wiki/Churchill_Downs" title="Churchill Downs">Churchill Downs</a> appointed Bridgeman to the company's board of directors in 2012.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> In 2016–2017 Bridgeman was appointed and served on the University of Louisville Board of Trustees.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> Bridgeman was also a member of the <a href="/wiki/Simmons_College_of_Kentucky" title="Simmons College of Kentucky">Simmons College of Kentucky</a> board of trustees.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> Bridgeman was honored numerous times at Bucks games following his retirement, and made regular appearances at Bucks games for bobblehead nights and autograph signings during charity donation-drive events.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> On the Bucks' appearance in the <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021 NBA Finals</a>, and recalling his Bucks teams repeated Eastern Conference Finals losses, Bridgeman said "You know, we all wore the same jersey at some point in time. So, you feel a relationship there and you know, so much admiration for the guys that are able to get to the Finals. You know, that was our dream of ours and unfortunately, we ran into a couple of guys in Boston and Philly at the time, but they've been able to do it and just wishing them all the luck in the world."<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> Bridgeman was a member of the Louisville <a href="/wiki/Megachurch" title="Megachurch">megachurch</a> <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Christian_Church" title="Southeast Christian Church">Southeast Christian Church</a>.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> Bridgeman died in Louisville on March 11, 2025, after suffering a heart attack at an event at the <a href="/wiki/Galt_House" title="Galt House">Galt House</a> Hotel. He was 71.<a href="#cite_note-WAVE_Bridgeman_Death-39">[39]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><h2 id="Honors">Honors</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Honors" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <ul><li>Bridgeman's No. 2 jersey was retired by the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> in 1988.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></li> <li>In 1999, Bridgeman was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame" title="Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame">Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame</a>.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></li> <li>Bridgeman was inducted into the University of Louisville College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 2007.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></li> <li>In 2009, Bridgeman was inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></li> <li>In 2009, a portion of Grace Street in East Chicago, Indiana, was named in honor of Bridgeman.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></li> <li>In 2014, Bridgeman was inducted into the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a></li> <li>In 2019, Bridgeman received the Gold Cup award from Greater Louisville Inc. in honor of his business contributions and community involvement.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><h2 id="References">References</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only 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