Rick Fuson
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 Fuson in 2019 | |
| Indiana Pacers | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Chief Operating Officer & President |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | |
| Career information | |
| High school | Arlington High School |
| College | Indiana University |
Rick Fuson (born 1953) was the CEO and president of the Indiana Pacers since 2014.[1] Fuson is also a chairman of the Indiana Sports Corp board of directors.[2]
Rick's father, Wayne Fuson Sr., was the sports editor for the Indianapolis News.[3] His parents lived in Terre Haute and Clay County before relocating to Indianapolis and giving birth to Rick.
In 1971, Fuson graduated from Arlington High School. Fuson earned his degree in political science at Indiana University in 1975. While attending college, he played on the Indiana Hoosiers football team for two years under John Pont. After graduating from IU, Fuson moved to California and worked on a Lilly Endowment grant. Fuson went back to Indiana and sold bulldozers for McAllister Machinery Company for nearly ten years. His dad linked him up with Larry Conrad, the former secretary of state of Indiana and spokesperson for the Simon family (Herbert Simon and Melvin Simon) who bought the Pacers in the 1983-84 season. Bob Salyers (former GM and president of the Pacers) hired him.
