Talk:Joe Lacob

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Nothing since he bought the team. There are endless RS's available with a simple Google search if somebody wants to add a new section. Here are a few: 1, 2, 3. Handpolk (talk) 10:48, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I added the 3rd source along with a paragraph about the Mark Jackson firing. Handpolk (talk) 10:56, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

16-NOV-2018 edit summary

The following text has been removed for being insufficiently paraphrased from the source material, per WP:CLOSEPARAPHRASE:

Comparison of texts
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His father Sidney ("Sid") worked at a paper products company and his mother Marlene worked night shifts at a local supermarket...When he was 14, the company that employed his father was sold. The only worker the new owners retained was his dad.	His father worked at a paper products company, his mother at a local supermarket.... When Lacob was 14, the company that employed his father was sold. The new owner fired everyone except his dad...^[1]

References

^ Thompson II, Marcus (10 March 2011). "Lacob's dream comes true — partially". The Mercury News.

Additional changes made:

The subject's undergraduate degree was omitted, per WP:DEGREE
The subject's children's names were omitted, per WP:BLPNAME
An "immodestly" given quote from the subject was omitted.

Regards, Spintendo 05:30, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Thompson II, Marcus (10 March 2011). "Lacob's dream comes true — partially". The Mercury News.

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