Ted Turner Dies at 87, Braves Owner Behind Wolves Score Legacy

Ted Turner died at 87, and the news reaches far beyond the business side of his life. The former Atlanta Braves owner also built a sports and media footprint that included the Hawks, Thrashers,, TBS and TNT, leaving wolves score readers with one of the broadest ownership résumés in the game.

Turner And Atlanta Sports

Turner’s family announced his death yesterday. He was known first in sports as the former owner of the Atlanta Braves, but his reach in Atlanta went further: he also owned the Hawks and Thrashers at different points.

That combination made him a rare figure in the city’s sports history. He was not limited to one franchise or one league, and his ownership spanned more than one generation of Atlanta teams.

, TBS And TNT

Turner’s influence did not stop at team ownership. He founded and later founded TBS and TNT, giving him an unusual place in both sports and media.

The mix of those businesses helped define how Turner was viewed: not only as a mogul, but as someone whose decisions touched how sports reached viewers and how Atlanta teams fit into a larger media world.

Tyler Kepner's Obituary

Tyler Kepner wrote an obituary about Turner, adding a written record to a death that was already drawing attention because of Turner’s scale across sports and television.

For Braves, Hawks and Thrashers followers, Turner’s death closes the story of a man whose name sat behind some of Atlanta’s most visible teams and some of the most recognizable networks in American media.