Forbes Magazine have revealed their list for the Richest 400 Americans with 32 sports owners making the prestigious list. The richest sports-team owner is Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen of the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks. Allen is the 26th-richest American and is worth $15.8 billion, according to Forbes. The list features more NFL owners than any other league. There are 14 NFL owners in the top 400 Richest Americans, including Allen, Stan Kroenke (St Louis Rams/Arsenal, $5.3 billion), Stephen Ross (Miami Dolphins, $4.8 billion), Malcolm Glazer (Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Manchester United, $4.5 billion), Shahid Khan (Jacksonville Jaguars/Fulham, $3.8 billion), Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys, $3 billion), Robert Kraft (New England Patriots $2.9 billion), Stephen Bisciotti (Baltimore Ravens $2.1 billion), Bob McNair (Houston Texans, $2 billion), Arthur Blank (Atlanta Falcons, $1.7 billion), Jim Irsay (Indianapolis Colts, $1.6 billion), Jimmy Haslam (Cleveland Browns, $1.45 billion), William Ford Sr. (Detroit Lions, $1.4 Billion) and Tom Benson (New Orleans Saints, $1.3 billion). The richest NBA owner is Orlando Magic owner Rich Devos, who comes in at No. 60 on the list with a net worth of $6.8 billion. There are 11 other NBA owners on the list, including Kroenke (Nuggets), Micky Arison (Heat, $5.9 billion), Dan Gilbert (Cavaliers, $3.9 billion), Charles Dolan (Knicks, $3.3 billion), Tom Gores (Pistons, $2.7 billion), Mark Cuban (Mavericks $2.5 billion), Josh Harris (Sixers, $2.5 billion), Robert Pera (Grizzlies, $1.95 billion), Herb Simon (Pacers, $1.95 billion), Donald Sterling (Clippers, $1.9 billion), Glen Taylor (Timberwolves, $1.7 billion) and Benson (Pelicans). NHL owners include Kroenke (Avalanche), Jeremy Jacobs (Bruins, $2.8 billion) and Tom Golisano (Sabres, $1.9 billion), while the only baseball owners on the list are Ted Lerner (Nationals, $4 billion) and John Henry (Red Sox, $1.7 billion). The richest person involved in the sports world is Nike chairman Phil Knight, who Forbes says is the 24th richest American at $16.3 billion, $55.7 billion behind Bill Gates, who topped the list for the 20th year in a row. Other notables on the list include James France ($2 billion), vice chairman and executive vice president of NASCAR; and Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank ($1.7 billion) and Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta ($1.3 billion, each), who co-own the UFC.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:45:11 +0000
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