Larry Dolan, who purchased Cleveland's baseball franchise a quarter-century ago and whose family guided it through a name change and a heartbreaking loss in the 2016 World Series, died at 94, the ...

Especially in the world of sports.” Dolan, a Cleveland native, purchased the team from Richard Jacobs in 2000 for $320 million. The Dolan family has a 75% stake in the club and is the longest ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – On Thursday, January 30, 2025, Richard Arnold Dolan, age 71, of Youngstown, Ohio, ...

Dolan bought the Cleveland Indians from previous owner Richard E. Jacobs in 2000. The upcoming 2025 season will be the 26th year of ownership for the Dolan family, the longest in the team's history.

In February 2000, Dolan purchased his hometown team from Richard Jacobs, spending $323 million through a family trust, nearly 10 times the amount that Jacobs had paid for the team 15 years earlier.

Larry Dolan answers questions at a news conference in Cleveland after Cleveland Indians owner Richard Jacobs announced an agreement to sell the team to Dolan, Nov. 4, 1999. AP “We are saddened ...