Gary L. Davidson (born August 13, 1934) is an American lawyer and businessman who is based in Orange County, California.[1]
Davidson co-founded and served as the first president of the World Hockey Association and served as a president of the American Basketball Association. He also founded the World Football League where he was the league's first president and commissioner.[2] He was a star basketball player at Garden Grove, Calif., High School and attended the University of Redlands, Calif.[3]
Honors
In 1973 and 1974, the Gary L. Davidson Award was presented to the most valuable player of the World Hockey Association.[4]
In 2010, Davidson was part of the initial group of individuals elected to the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.[5]
References
- ^ "The Connecticut Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum - WHA Founder Gary Davidson Profiled in LA Times". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
- ^ https://vault.si.com/vault/1994/08/16/chapter-three-the-league-leader
- ^ 39 Gary Davidson - 09.19.94 - SI Vault
- ^ WHAhockey.com - Awards and Individual Stats
- ^ "WHA Hall of Fame Members". Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
Further reading
- Hockensmith, Ryan (April 15, 2022). "The renegade who took on the NFL (and the NBA and the NHL)". ESPN.