Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams’ celebration of life: How to watch

By Carl-Max Millionard, WFTV.com

July 26, 2024 at 12:30 pm EDT

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Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams’ celebration of life: How to watch A celebration of life will be held for Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams on Friday afternoon. (WFTV)

By Carl-Max Millionard, WFTV.com

July 26, 2024 at 12:30 pm EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. — A celebration of life will be held for Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams on Friday afternoon.

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Williams, who died July 17 at the age of 84, was known as the “godfather of Orlando basketball.”

He brought the Magic to life in 1988 when they became the latest expansion franchise in the NBA.

Read: ‘An incredible visionary’: Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams dies at 84

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Pat Williams Orlando Magic Co-Founder Pat Williams died Wednesday at 84. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)

Obit Pat Williams Basketball FILE - Orlando Magic senior vice president Pat Williams chats with media about the upcoming NBA draft, May 21, 2004 in Orlando, Fla. Williams, a co-founder of the Orlando Magic and someone who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died Wednesday, July 17, 2024, from complications related to viral pneumonia, the team announced. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove, File) (PETER COSGROVE/AP)

Obit Pat Williams Basketball FILE - Orlando Magic President and General manager Pat Williams grins while holding up a jersey bearing the name O'Neal and the number 1, at the NBA draft lottery in Secaucus, N.J. May 17, 1992. Williams, a co-founder of the Orlando Magic and someone who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died Wednesday, July 17, 2024, from complications related to viral pneumonia, the team announced. (AP photo/Bill Kostroun, File) (BILL KOSTROUN/AP)

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Williams served the Magic for more than 30 years and the NBA for 51 years before retiring in 2019.

His celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. First Orlando

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