If you’re a fan of the Milwaukee Bucks, there’s a strong chance you might not know who John Erickson is, or his significance to the team’s 52-year history.
Yet Erickson’s fingerprints were all over the formation of the Bucks back in the late 1960s, from a mere idea, to expansion team and to eventually becoming the title winning team they were three years into their existence.
Erickson passed away earlier this week at 92 years old in Kansas City, Missouri, leaving behind an incredible legacy not just with the Bucks where he stood as the first general manager in the team’s history, but Wisconsin sports in general.