Pollin,
The 85-year-old's death was announced in a statement released by the Verizon Center Tuesday afternoon.
Pollin was born December 3, 1923, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He owned the Wizards and the WNBA franchise Washington Mystics.
Pollin graduated from George Washington University in 1945.
The university inducted him into the hall of fame on March 9, 2009.
"I'm honored to be here," Pollin told ABC 7 Sports at the time.
The event noted many of Pollin's accomplishments: from bringing the NBA and NHL to Washington, building the Capital Centre, and, of course, Pollin's Verizon Center, credited for revitalizing an entire neighborhood.
"We knew in advance we would say, 'Wow, it going to make a change,' but never to the extent really that it happened," said Pollin's wife, Irene, at the March event.
Pollin has battled a very rare brain disease that has robbed him of his mobility. What it could not take was Pollin's resolve.
"I'm not going to quit until I win championship," he said at the GWU event in March.
Pollin is also known for his philanthropic work. "The Pollin Award" has been awarded annually since 2002 in his honor. Awardees are chosen based on their dedication to the Washington, D.C., community and the impact they have on it.
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