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Malcolm Glazer is owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The son of a jewelry repairman, Glazer built his financial empire mostly through buying downtrodden companies or property and cleaning them up for sale at huge profit; sometimes ruthlessly.
Glazer purchased the Bucs in January 1995 for $192 million, the highest price ever paid for a sports franchise in the United States. At the time, the Bucs had an all-time winning percentage of .298 in the 20-season existence and had not reached the playoffs in 13 years, yet Glazer paid the highest price ever for a professional sports team in the United States.
Under Glazer, the Bucs immediate...
Glazer purchased the Bucs in January 1995 for $192 million, the highest price ever paid for a sports franchise in the United States. At the time, the Bucs had an all-time winning percentage of .298 in the 20-season existence and had not reached the playoffs in 13 years, yet Glazer paid the highest price ever for a professional sports team in the United States.
Under Glazer, the Bucs immediate...
Malcolm Glazer is owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The son of a jewelry repairman, Glazer built his financial empire mostly through buying downtrodden companies or property and cleaning them up for sale at huge profit; sometimes ruthlessly.
Glazer purchased the Bucs in January 1995 for $192 million, the highest price ever paid for a sports franchise in the United States. At the time, the Bucs had an all-time winning percentage of .298 in the 20-season existence and had not reached the playoffs in 13 years, yet Glazer paid the highest price ever for a professional sports team in the United States.
Under Glazer, the Bucs immediately broke away from the miserly ways that defined the franchise during the reign of previous owner Hugh Culverhouse. Within three years, the Bucs were in the playoffs again and on their way to a run of five postseason appearances over six years, capped by the victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII in Jan. 26, 2003. Notoriously private, Glazer has kept an incredible low profile during his time owning the Bucs, refusing all interview requests since purchasing the team.
In April 2005, Glazer bought the English soccer club Manchester United, arguably the most popular sports team in the world, for $1.47 billion. During a six-week period in April and May of 2006, Glazer suffered two strokes believed to be serious and is believed to have only attended one Bucs games since. In 2007 just 12 years since his purchase of the franchise, Forbes Magazine estimated the worth of the Bucs at $963 million.
Glazer purchased the Bucs in January 1995 for $192 million, the highest price ever paid for a sports franchise in the United States. At the time, the Bucs had an all-time winning percentage of .298 in the 20-season existence and had not reached the playoffs in 13 years, yet Glazer paid the highest price ever for a professional sports team in the United States.
Under Glazer, the Bucs immediately broke away from the miserly ways that defined the franchise during the reign of previous owner Hugh Culverhouse. Within three years, the Bucs were in the playoffs again and on their way to a run of five postseason appearances over six years, capped by the victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII in Jan. 26, 2003. Notoriously private, Glazer has kept an incredible low profile during his time owning the Bucs, refusing all interview requests since purchasing the team.
In April 2005, Glazer bought the English soccer club Manchester United, arguably the most popular sports team in the world, for $1.47 billion. During a six-week period in April and May of 2006, Glazer suffered two strokes believed to be serious and is believed to have only attended one Bucs games since. In 2007 just 12 years since his purchase of the franchise, Forbes Magazine estimated the worth of the Bucs at $963 million.
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