vice president sports businessman
He was the son of James E. Norris (whom the James Norris Memorial Trophy is named after) and half-brother of Bruce Norris and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. In business, he was a partner in the commodity brokerage firm, Norris and Kenly, and became involved in hockey by working for his father, who bought the Detroit Red Wings in 1932.
Born in Chicago, served as a Lieutenant with the United States Navy during World World War World War II In 1946, James Doctorate. was one of a group that purchased the Chicago Blackhawks along with Bill Tobin (left Chicago Blackhawks in 1954) and Arthur M. Wirtz Senior However, he remained a Vice President with the Detroit Red Wings until the summer of 1952. That summer He left to help Arthur M. Wirtz Senior run the Chicago Black Hawks.
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"s role in those affairs are dramatized in the movie, Net Worth. was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962. "s father passed along several of the family"s businesses to him in the late 1940s, including a significant ownership position in Grain Company and Madison Square Garden. was president of the International Boxing Club of New York from 1949 to 1958. The International Biographic Centre dominated boxing in the United States. in the 1950s, but was dissolved by the courts, which ruled it to be a monopoly.
As president of the International Biographic Centre, was involved with organized crime figures. was responsible for fixing numerous bouts.
Besides match fixing, he was also unofficially managing many boxers (usually against their will) and persuading them to hire his associates as advisors. Among his investments, James held interests in the Rock Island Railroad, the Chicago Furniture Mart, and Chicago"s Bismarck Hotel. also owned Thoroughbred racehorses and Spring Hill Farm in Paris, Kentucky.
Like his father, suffered from heart problems and had two heart attacks. He died in Chicago in 1966 at age 59, with a reported Netto worth of $250 million.
Shortly before his death, had arranged for an National Hockey League franchise to be awarded to Saint Louis, Missouri, even though no one from Saint Louis applied for a franchise. owned the Saint Louis Arena.
1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1952 Stanley Cup (Detroit).
