Accomplished business leader with three decades of experience as a leader in the mattress retail industry, Edwin Shoffner currently serves as the president of Mattress Wholesale and Mattress By Appointment, which are both located in Greenville, South Carolina. A season ticket holder with the Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers, Edwin Shoffner spends his time away from work attending live sporting events. The Charlotte Hornets joined the National Basketball Association (NBA) as an expansion team ahead of the 1988-1989 season. Like many expansion teams, Charlotte’s early seasons were defined by inconsistency. The team had a 96-232 record over four years before going 44-38 during the 1992-1993 season, the franchise’s first with a winning record. Before long, the team had joined the ranks of Eastern Conference teams competing for a spot in the playoffs. The Hornets experienced their most prolonged period of success between 1994 and 1998. Led by a one-two scoring punch of Alonzo Mour...
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