| Notes |
"Allan’s job at the IRS was also the
beginning of his friendship with Jerry
Reinsdorf, the principal owner of the Chicago
White Sox and the Chicago Bulls. The two
young lawyers met while working in the IRS’
Chicago office and hit it off, eating together,
smoking cigars and walking around the city
during their lunch breaks. The bond they
forged has lasted for 50 years.
“We’ve done everything together. I can’t
get rid of him,” Reinsdorf affectionately jokes.
All joking aside, Reinsdorf credits Allan
with orchestrating some of his own career’s
greatest successes, including the lucrative
sale in 1982 of Reinsdorf’s real estate
company, Balcor. Allan also connected
Reinsdorf with the necessary investors
during Reinsdorf’s 1981 purchase of the
White Sox, and he serves as Reinsdorf’s
personal attorney." |