Ambrose, Jay
Biography
Jay Ambrose was the son of Russian born Mandel Emanuel, who owned a store in Pueblo. Jay Ambrose, was a member of Denver's Jewish community from the 1930s through the 1970s was knicknamed Denver's "Mr. Basketball and played a critical role in the development of the Denver Nuggets basketball team. The Denver Nuggets began as Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team in the 1933-34 season and retained its amateur status through 1948. Jay Ambrose partened with the American Legion to sponsor the Denver team for a season. It became the Denver Ambrose Jellymakers after Ambrose, who headed Ambrose and Company, which manufactured wine, jams, and jellies, took over full sponsorship of the team in the 1944-1945 season. In 1945, three members of the Ambrose Jellymakers were picked for the All-America team. Jay Ambrose ended his sponsorship in 1948 and in 1949, the Denver Nuggets became part of the National Basketball Association. Jay Ambrose also sponsored a women's baseball team and a women's basketball during the 1940s.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ambrose Family, 1947
The image shows Emanuel Epstein Ambrus and his grown children. Emanuel Ambrus began using Epstein when he came to the United States. Before she moved to Pueblo, his mother had stayed with a daughter in Alabama whose married name was Epstein. Emanuel Ambrus was known as "Mr. Eppy" or "Dad Eppy." From left to right are Aubrey Ambrose, Marion Ambrose Goodman, Emanuel "Dad Eppy" Epstein Ambrus, Malka "Millie" Ambrose Grossman, Albert Ambrose, and Jacob (Jay) Ambrose.
Ambrose Jellymakers, 1945-1946
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