No matter how rich he got, Mike Ilitch approached each new challenge like a kid spying a baseball field for the first time. A few years back, when he was 82, I asked him how he viewed his mortality.

Mike Ilitch's ability to see greatness his true gift Owner had uncanny people instincts, and his search for stars changed how many saw Red Wings, Tigers. Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press.

“Mike Ilitch was more than just a shrewd, successful businessman. He was a Detroiter through-and-through,” Mayor Mike Duggan said Friday night in a statement.

Mike Ilitch was a great owner, a man of vision. NHL and MLB players mourn death of Detroit Red Wings, Tigers owner Mike Ilitch. It is almost forgotten now that when Ilitch bought the team, it was ...

"Mike Ilitch stood as a powerhouse in so many ways across Michigan, and we are a better state today because of the positive differences he made in our communities." Skip to Article.

Detroit – Mike Ilitch always knew what he wanted. But the bond he built with sports fans in Detroit was so strong — so enduring — largely because Ilitch, the iconic figure who died Friday at ...

Mike Ilitch, a billionaire businessman, owner of the Detroit Red Wings and Tigers and founder of Little Caesars pizza, died at the age of 87 on February 10, 2017. Known by many as “Mr.

One final time, Mike Ilitch was surrounded by evidence of an enriched life, as just outside the door, a short distance down Woodward, Little Caesars Arena continued to rise from once-desolate city ...

Mike Ilitch stood as a powerhouse in so many ways across Michigan, and we are a better state today because of the positive differences he made in our communities. He was a strong businessman, an ...

Mike Ilitch, who founded the Little Caesars pizza empire before buying the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers and won praise for keeping the professional sports teams in the city as others ...

Mike Ilitch is the greatest sports owner in Detroit history. He did not always succeed or make the right moves, but he was always pushing and prodding and trying to knock down the door to success ...

The pizza king started his career as a sports mogul by owning a softball team. And that helped seal a career left-turn for me.