Mr. October plans to be actively concerned within the dealership’s operation — a lot in order that he intends to purchase a house close by and stay there half time.
“I am going to have a spot right here in all probability inside 12 months,” Jackson, 75, told The News & Observer on the grand opening of Reggie Jackson Airport Honda in Raleigh on the finish of April. “I am going to buy a rental or get an condominium or one thing. Rick had a dialog with me and stated, ‘Reggie, you are able to do what you need … however you must contemplate sticking to it. Keep within the deal.’ I stated, ‘I will take your recommendation. You may depend on me to stay to it and to be an individual that’ll be a part of the group.’ ”
Jackson, a five-time World Collection champion with the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees, has owned a stake in a Hendrick Chevrolet dealership in Naples, Fla., since 2015. He now plans to make a full leap into auto retailing with the 75,000-square-foot Honda retailer that bears his title.