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Roy Boe, former owner of Islanders and Nets, dies at 79
Roy Boe, whose brief ownership of the Islanders and Nets put Long Island on the map of big-time professional sports but whose sale of local legend Julius Erving overshadowed his influence on the NBA-ABA merger and led to his loss of both teams, died Sunday in Bridgeport, Conn. He was 79.
Boe, who lived in Fairfield, had been ill for some time, although Susan Boe, his eldest daughter, said...
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