In 2006, Buss received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Wyoming and a PhD in chemistry at the University of Southern California, before becoming a real estate developer. He bought the team (along with the LA Kings hockey team) in the largest transaction in sports history in 1979 when he bought both teams for $67.5 million. Jerry Buss, born in Utah and raised in Wyoming, is the owner of the L.A Lakers.
