Nick Mileti

Nick J. Mileti

• School Bowling Green State University

• Born April 22, 1931 in Cleveland, OH USA

Biographical Information

Attorney Nick Mileti headed a group that bought the Cleveland Indians from Vernon Stouffer in 1972.

Mileti worked his way through Bowling Green State University and got his law degree from Ohio State University. He also owned the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA, hockey's Cleveland Crusaders and Cleveland Barons, radio station WKYC in Cleveland, and the Cleveland Arena.

Mileti later wrote three books CLOSET ITALIANS: A Dazzling Collection of Illustrious Italians with Non-Italian Names, published in 2004, BEYOND MICHELANGELO: The Deadly Rivalry between Borromini and Bernini, published in 2005, and THE UNSCRUPULOUS: Scams, Cons, Fakes & Frauds that Poison the Fine Arts. published in 2009.

Further Reading

• David Bohmer: "Cleveland Indians team ownership history", Team Ownership History Project, SABR. [1]

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