 He eventually became president and managing partner of Thrasher, Dinsmore, & Dolan in Chardon, Ohio.In 2000, Dolan (through a family trust) bought the Cleveland Indians of MLB for $323 million from Richard Jacobs, who, along with his late brother David Jacobs, had paid $35 million for the club in 1986.Jacobs had taken the Indians public in 1997.