The Richest People In Sports

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Taken From Forbes List of the 400 Richest People in America.

1. 20.0 billion, Paul Allen, Owner, Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trailblazers
2. 7.4 billion, Phil Knight, Owner, Nike
3. 5.3 billion, Micky Arison, Owner, Miami Heat
4. 2.8 billion Will Davidson, Owner, Detroit Pistons & Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Spark
5. 2.6 billion, James France & James France Jr., Owners, NASCAR
6. 2.3 billion, Carl Pohlad, Owner, Minnesota Twins
7. 1.9 billion, Glen Taylor, Owner, Minnesota Timberwolves
t8. 1.8 billion, Charles Dolan, Owner, New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Liberty, Madison Square Garden
t8. 1.8 billion, Wayne Huizenga, Owner, Miami Dolphins
t8. 1.8 billion, Carl Linder, Owner, Cincinnati Reds
11. 1.7 billion, Roger Penske, Owner, Penske Racing
12. 1.4 billion, Stanley Kroenke, Owner, St. Louis Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche
t13. 1.3 billion, Mark Cuban, Owner, Dallas Mavericks
t13. 1.3 billion, Drayton McLane, Owner, Houston Astros
t13. 1.3 billion, Ollen Smith, Owner, Speedway Motorsports
t16. 1.2 billion, Norma Lerner, Owner, Cleveland Browns
t16 1.2 billion, Billy Joe McCombs, Owner, Minnesota Vikings
18. 1.1 billion, Alex Spanos, Owner, San Diego Chargers
t19. 1.0 billion, William Ford, Owner, Detroit Lions
t19. 1.0 billion, Malcolm Glazer, Owner, Tampa Bay Buccanears, part owner of Manchester United
t19. 1.0 billion, Jeremy Jacobs, Owner Boston Bruins, Fleet Center, leader in Sports Concessions
t19. 1.0 billion, Jerry Jones, Owner, Dallas Cowboys
20. 850 million, Arturo Moreno, Owner, Anaheim Angels
21. 830 million, Paul Fireman, Owner, Rebok
22. 750 million, Michael Illitch, Owner, Detroit Tigers, Owner Detroit Red Wings


side note... George Steinbrenner's net worth? 225 million.

 

[U2Kitten]

When did Georgia Frontiere sell the Rams??

 

[Chizip]

she still owns the majority of the rams, like 51% or something

kroenke owns the rest, this happened when they moved to st louis

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

this list just proves the point once again that you get what you put in... steinbrenner isn't even in the same ballpark, pun intended, as carl pohlad, but pohlad doesn't want to spend his money on the twins, while steinbrenner is willing to spend ALL his money on the yankees, 'cause he knows he'll make it all back if they're succesful. there in lies the fundamental flaw of baseball's revenue sharing system. the luxary tax that george steinbrenner pays goes to the "small market" teams such as the minnesota twins. pohlad then takes that money and instead of putting it towards players or a new stadium, puts it in his own pocket. and people yell at george for disagreeing with the CBA... he merely doesn't want to give a guy who's already worth 9 to 10 times more than he is more money. put in a system where you force the small market teams to spend, and then you can put in a system that keeps the large market teams from over-paying. simple as that.