Larry Dolan

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Lawrence J. "Larry" Dolan (born February 8, 1931, Cleveland Heights, Ohio) is an attorney and owner of the Cleveland Indians. He has three brothers, Charles (Cablevision Chairman); Bill (retired and living in Fort Myers, Florida) and; David who died in a glider plane crash in 1980.

Dolan received a Catholic education at St. Ignatius High School and got his law degree from University of Notre Dame in 1956.[1] Upon leaving Notre Dame, Larry served in the United States Marine Corps for two years where he attained the rank of First Lieutenant. Upon leaving the Marine Corps in 1958, Larry worked as Assistant Prosecutor in Geauga County before going into private practice. He eventually became president and managing partner of Thrasher, Dinsmore and Dolan in Chardon, Ohio.

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In 2000, Larry Dolan bought the Cleveland Indians of the MLB for $323 million from Richard Jacobs, who, along with his late brother David Jacobs, had paid $35 million for the club in 1986. In 2006 he started SportsTime Ohio to air Indians games.

Larry Dolan has 6 children, among them Matthew and Paul who work for his law firm, Thrasher, Dinsmore & Dolan. Dolan has said his children will eventually assume ownership of the Cleveland Indians in his place.

His brother Charles Dolan owns the New York Knicks of the NBA and the New York Rangers of the NHL.