| Blue Jackets owner passes away |
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| Written by Bill Tipple & AP | |
| Friday, 25 April 2008 | |
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The club and the company he started say McConnell died Friday. No further details were immediately released. McConnell was a steel magnate who led a group of investors to bring the National Hockey League to Columbus. The Blue Jackets played their first game in 2000. He was also an early investor in Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew franchise and a former minority owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. McConnell was the founder of Worthington Industries, a $3 billion-a-year steel processing company. He was also inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame in 2001. McConnell touched Central Ohio in many ways. Some of his accomplishments include: Created the McConnell Heart and Health Center at Riverside Hospital in Columbus Helped reinstitute the Veterans Day parade in Columbus Assisted with the creation of the Columbus Zoo’s gorilla habitat Honorary chair for Junior Achievement Exchange City of Central Ohio’s Capital Campaign Recipient of the Financial World Magazine Outstanding CEO of the Year award Recipient of the National Football Foundation Gold Medal Award |
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