A month after the death of his father, Justin Bridgeman will step into the role of CEO of Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman, who founded the Kansas-based company eight years ago and died last month. The Louisville legend was a standout on the University of Louisville basketball team and later ...

"Junior (Bridgeman, a Louisville star) and I used to talk about it all the time," Kentucky guard Jimmy Dan Connor said. "He'd tell me Louisville would have won. I'd tell him we would have won.

March 7. Junior Bridgeman, 71. A basketball standout who led Louisville to a Final Four, starred for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and then launched an even more successful career as a businessman with ...

Edens: I’m so saddened by the passing of Junior Bridgeman. I was just getting ... Went to the service in Louisville and was incredibly touched at the impact he made on so many people.

March 7. Junior Bridgeman, 71. A basketball standout who led Louisville to a Final Four, starred for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and then launched an even more successful career as a businessman ...