Kohl was a popular figure in Wisconsin, purchasing the Bucks to keep them from leaving town and spending generously on civic and educational causes throughout the state.
Herb Kohl, from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, has died. He was 88.
His death Wednesday was announced by Herb Kohl Philanthropies, which did not give a cause but said he died after a brief illness.
Kohl was a popular figure in Wisconsin, purchasing the Bucks to keep them from leaving town, and spending generously from his fortune on civic and educational causes throughout the state. He used his money to fund his Senate races, allowing him to portray himself as «nobody’s senator but yours.»
He also «followed in his father’s footsteps» and with his brothers built a chain of over 50 Kohl’s grocery stores across the Midwest, the Herb Kohl Foundation noted in a statement Wednesday evening.
