His company, Energy Conversion Devices, founded in 1960 with his wife, Iris, went public in 1964 but lost money almost every year of its existence.

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Buzzer-beating shots became the bane of his existence, and in 1983, after Houston lost to underdog North Carolina State on a last-second dunk in the tournament final, Sagarin gave up on betting.

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