How NFL Owners Became Rich Enough To Have Bought Their Own Team
Marty Mcfly
Published
09/17/2015
Here is a list of how these NFL team owners could afford their own team.
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Buffalo Bills - Terry Pegula - Natural Gas -
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Chicago Bears - Virginia Halas McCaskey - Her father was the founder, coach, coordinator, and owner of the Bears. -
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Carolina Panthers - Jerry Richardson - CEO of the company that ran every Denny's in the country. -
4.
Cleveland Browns - Jimmy Haslam - CEO of Pilot Flying J Truck Stops -
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Detroit Lions - Martha Ford - Ford Motor Company -
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Atlanta Falcons - Arthur Blank - Co-Founded Home Depot -
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Baltimore Ravens - Stephen Bisciotti - Staffing Firms For Engineering And Tech Companies -
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Denver Broncos - Pat Bowlen - Successful Lawyer and Oil Driller -
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Kansas City Chiefs - Clark Hunt - Clark's Grandfather Was An Oil Tycoon -
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Green Bay Packers - Green Bay Packers, Inc. - Now this one is interesting. There isn't one single person that owns the Packers. There are currently 360,760 shareholders that own the packers. They are the only NFL team who have this banned type of ownership that was grandfathered in. -
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Houston Texans - Robert C. McNair - Sold a Power Plant to Enron in 1999 -
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Jacksonville Jaguars - Shahid Kahn - Supplied bumpers to General Motors and Toyota -
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Arizona Cardinals - Bill Bidwill - Bill Bidwill inherited the team from his father. His father was a lawyer and was linked to Al Capone. -
14.
Miami Dolphins - Stephen M. Ross - Tax Attorney and Real Estate -
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Indianapolis Colts - Jim Isray - Heating and Air Conditioning Companies -
16.
Dallas Cowboys - Jerry Jones - Oil Tycoon -
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Oakland Raiders - Mark and Carol Davis - Inherited the Raiders after Al Davis passed away. -
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Glazer Family - Trailer Parks, Shopping Malls, Watch Business -
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Minnesota Vikings - Zygi Wilf - Building Houses, Shopping Malls, Retail Space -
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St. Louis Rams - Stan Kroenke - Real Estate but also has ties with Walmart -
21.
San Diego Chargers - Alex Spanos - Apartment and Commercial Building Construction -
22.
New York Jets - Robert Wood Johnson - Johnson & Johnson Company Heir -
23.
New Orleans Saints - Tom Benson - Car Dealerships and Banks -
24.
San Francisco 49ers - Jed York - Construction and Real Estate -
25.
New York Giants - John Mara and Steve Tisch - Bookkeeping at Horse Racing Circuits which began with $500 in 1925. -
26.
Washington Redskins - Dan Snyder - Telemarketing and Direct Marketing for Medical Supplies -
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Tennessee Titans - KSA Industries - Bud Adams was the original owner, who made his money thanks to oil. However when he passed away in 2013, the ownership of the team was turned over to KSA Industries which is a private holding company he set up before his death. -
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New England Patriots - Robert Kraft - Packaging, Real Estate, Entertainment Ventures -
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Pittsburgh Steelers - Dan Rooney - The team was inherited from Dan's father who started the team in 1933 with just $2500. -
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Philadelphia Eagles - Jeffrey Lurie - Movie Theaters, Bottling Companies, Clothing Retailers -
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Cincinnati Bengals - Mike Brown - Mike's father was the coach for the Cleveland Browns, then went on to found the Bengals. -
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Seattle Seahawks - Paul Allen - Co-Founder of Microsoft
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