SPORTS FRANCHISE

Formerly the Washington Bullets NBA franchise, renamed the Wizards effective with the 1997-98 season. According to the team's ownership at the time, the name change was prompted by concerns over increasing gun violence in the Washington DC area.

Official Website:
http://www.washingtonwizards.com/

Location:
Washington, DC

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gilbert Arenas	Basketball	6-Jan-1982		All-Star NBA guard
Randy Ayers	Basketball	16-Apr-1956		OSU Head Coach, 1989-97
Mike Brown	Basketball	5-Mar-1970		Coach, Los Angeles Lakers
Doug Collins	Basketball	28-Jul-1951		Head Coach, Philadelphia 76ers
Leonard Hamilton	Basketball	c. 1949		FSU Head Coach
Sheila Crump Johnson	Business	1949		Billionaire
Eddie Jordan	Basketball	29-Jan-1955		Retired NBA guard and coach
Michael Jordan	Basketball	17-Feb-1963		God's gift to basketball, clearly
John Wall	Basketball	6-Sep-1990		Washington Wizards point guard

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