ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Team founder of the Orlando Magic Jimmy Hewitt has died at the age of 79, according to a news release from the team.[TRENDING: Video reveals huge hammerhead shark circling clueless swimmer in Florida |You can now snow tube in Florida | Strong cold front blasts into Central Florida Monday]“The Orlando Magic mourn the passing of Jimmy Hewitt.
Hewitt, an Orlando native, was the architect for the Magic - he dreamed it, believed it, conceived it, and nurtured it into a reality,” the Magic said in a statement.Hewitt and co-founder Pat Williams had the vision to bring an NBA team to Orlando in 1986.The Orlando Magic mourn the passing of Jimmy Hewitt.