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Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. was an American veteran of World War II, businessman, a former owner of the Boston Celtics basketball team, a Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, and a philanthropist. Mangurian was born to an Armenian immigrant Following the outbreak of World War II, as soon as he reached the legal age Mangurian enlisted in the United States Navy. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations 1943-1946. Following his discharge, Mangurian returned home to work in the family's retail furniture business which he would build into a national chain. Following an IPO he eventually merged the business with General Portland cement company. He also acquired First National Bank of Rochester, serving as chairman of the Board of Directors. Survived by many family members brother Pierce Mangurian, niece Valerie Locay and Nephew Mark Mangurian Taking up residence in Florida, in 1969 he purchased the jet charter company, Southeastern Jet Corporation In 1977, Mangurian became a partner in the Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At the end of the 1978 season he and his partner John Y. Brown, Jr., negotiated a franchise swap of the Braves team for the Boston Celtics. After one season, Mangurian bought out Brown and as the franchise's owner saw the Celtics sign stars Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish. In the 1980-81 Boston Celtics season, his team won the NBA Championship.

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