By Radar Staff. Kris Jenner is known as the ultimate momager, the woman who catapulted her daughters Khloe, Kourtney, and Kim Kardashian to stratospheric fame. But before that, Kris was famous as the ex-wife of O.J. Simpson âdream teamâ attorney Robert Kardashian and as one of Nicole Brown Simpson âs best friends.
Only at that point do most people seem to recognize him: Tom Ricketts. While his familyâs purchase of 95 percent of two of the cityâs most sacred institutionsâthe Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Fieldâhappened four years ago, Chairman Ricketts and his clan still arenât well known or understood here.
Located on the west side of Chicago, the Cubs played at the 14,000 seat West Side Grounds. They had played here since 1893 and by 1915 were struggling to attract fans. After the 1915 season Weeghman bought the Cubs and moved them to his ballpark on the north side for the 1916 season.