Melvin Simon was an American businessman and film producer, who co-founded the largest shopping mall company in the United States and jointly purchased the Indiana Pacers in 1983.
Melvin Simon (October 21, 1926  September 16, 2009) was an American businessman and film producer, who co-founded the largest shopping mall company in the United States, the Simon Property Group, with his younger brother, Herb Simon. The pair jointly purchased the Indiana Pacers in 1983. 
