Rich Wolfe

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Rich Wolfe (died August 31, 2020) was an American sports writer and marketer who wrote over fifty books, mainly about unique team's fan cultures. [1] [2] As marketing manager for the Continental Basketball Association's team Quad City Thunder, he produced memorable halftime shows which included chainsaw juggling, a Jackson Five puppet show and Moore's Mess of Mutts. [1] [3]

Wolfe later went on to be the owner of the Cedar Rapids Sharpshooters, a member of the Global Basketball Association for the 1992-3 season. [4] [5] He lost the franchise in 1992 for "financial reasons" and later sued the Five Seasons Center and the new owners for slander. [6] [7]

Wolfe grew up in Lost Nation, Iowa and played basketball and baseball at Notre Dame. He was inducted as one of Leahy's Lads (playing under coach Frank Leahy) in 2006. [8] He was a sports enthusiast and trivia buff and often said he was the only person who had appeared on both Jeopardy! and ESPN's Two Minute Drill. [1] Wolfe wrote all of his books without the aid of a computer and sold them mostly direct via mail order. [4]

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  1. 1 2 3 Marx, John (September 2, 2020). "Marx: 'You want to hug him with one hand and check your wallet with the other;' Unique doesn't begin to describe the late Rich Wolfe". Quad City Times. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ daveysapien (December 30, 2014). "Tony Gwynn: He Left His Heart In San Diego". Gaslamp Ball. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cedar Rapids nets a CBA team this year". Quad City Times. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. June 19, 1988. p. 25. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Excerpt: And the Last Shall Be First". The Gazette. January 28, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Global Basketball Association". Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Sharpshooters Owner Files Lawsuit". The Des Moines Register. December 19, 1992. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ Dukes, Mark (November 21, 1992). "Wolfe Mulls Suit v. Five Seasons". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids Iowa. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ascend Books". Ascend Books. Retrieved September 5, 2020.


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