Lawrence J Dolan

Larry Dolan was born on February 8, 1931 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio the son of David and Corrine. He has three brothers, Charles (Cablevision Chairman, and the owner of the New York Knicks, The Rangers and Madison Square Garden); Bill (retired and living in Fort Myers, Florida) and; David who died in a glider plane crash in 1980. Larry's parents instilled a strong sense of faith and morality in him and provided him with a Catholic education from grade school at St. Ann's through High School at St. Ignatius (Class of 1950). He went on from there to the University of Notre Dame at Southbend where he received his Bachelor's Degree in 1955 and his Law Degree in 1956. Larry went into private practice and eventually became president and managing partner of Thrasher, Dinsmore and Dolan in Chardon, Ohio. The two brothers decided they wanted to enter into a business venture together and found the only thing that would meet both of their needs and interests was sports. They put together an investment team and made a bid to buy the Cleveland Browns. Also in the investment group were comedian Bill Cosby and football great Don Shula. He next made an attempt at the Cincinnati Reds. At the time Marge Schott was the owner and she was under pressure from Major League Baseball to give up the team. In 2000 Larry Dolan purchased the Cleveland Indians. Larry and Eva have a very close relationship with their three boys and three girls: Paul (47), Mark (46), Matthew (41), Mary (41), Joan (39) and Carol (37). Son Paul is the President of the Cleveland Indians. Among his many community and charity works are these few: He is President of the Christopher Foundation, Executive Board Member of the American Red Cross, Cleveland Chapter, Board Member of the Cleveland Foundation and honorary Board Member of Catholic Charities.