Paul Snyder is a Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

 businessman and former owner of the Buffalo Braves

Buffalo Braves

The Buffalo Braves were a team in the National Basketball Association. They later moved to San Diego, California to become the San Diego Clippers then subsequently the Los Angeles Clippers....

 basketball team.

He founded the Freezer Queen

Freezer Queen

Freezer Queen was for decades a U.S. food packaging company. It was a pioneer of the TV dinner industry beginning in 1958. For many years it was an important employer in Buffalo, New York. It was founded by Paul Snyder and at one point had more than a thousand employees...

 frozen food company in Buffalo in 1958 and founded the Darien Lake theme park after purhcasing 500 acres (2 km²) of land in Genesee County, New York

Genesee County, New York

Genesee County is a county located in Western New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 60,079. Its name is from the Seneca Indian word Gen-nis'-hee-yo meaning "The Beautiful Valley." Its county seat is Batavia.- History :...

 in 1964.

He was the first owner of the current L.A. Clippers franchise, which was an expansion team

Expansion team

An expansion team is a brand new team in a sports league. The term is most commonly used in reference to the North American major professional sports leagues, but is applied to sports leagues worldwide that use a closed franchise system of league membership. The term comes from the expansion of the...

 in the 1970-1971 NBA season.