HoosierCat Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 http://www.syracuse.com/axeman/index.ssf/2014/03/buffalo_bills_owner_ralph_wilson_has_died.htmlNot sure where that leaves Brown but he has to be up there on the list of oldest owners.RIP Ralph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Truly sad for the team, city, and the family of course.Prayers go out to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted May 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Tampa's Malcolm Glazer now too./>http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10997087/tampa-bay-buccaneers-manchester-united-owner-malcolm-glazer-dies-85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Peter King singles out Katie in a short MMQB look at aging NFL ownership and which owners could kick the bucket next.NFL ownership is aging. The transition in ownership on four teams have changed in the last eight months with the death of principal owners. And 13 other teams have principal owners over 70. The recent deaths:Oct. 21: Tennessee owner Bud Adams, 90.March 9: Detroit owner William Clay Ford, 88.March 25: Buffalo owner Ralph Wilson, 95.May 28: Tampa Bay owner Malcolm Glazer, 85.And the aging: Virginia McCaskey (Chicago) 91, Alex Spanos (San Diego) 90, Tom Benson (New Orleans) 86, Dan Rooney (Pittsburgh) 81, Bill Bidwill (Arizona) 82, Mike Brown (Cincinnati) 78, Jerry Richardson (Carolina) 77, Bob McNair (Houston) 76, Stephen Ross (Miami) 74, Robert Kraft (New England) 73 on Thursday, Jerry Jones (Dallas) 71, Arthur Blank (Atlanta) 71 and Pat Bowlen (Denver) 70.Of course, in many of the places where owners are aging, teams have strong family plans in place. Dean Spanos is a well-respected presence at league meetings for the Chargers, as is Art Rooney II for Pittsburgh, Katie Blackburn (Mike Brown’s daughter) for the Bengals, Michael Bidwill for the Cards, Jonathan Kraft for the Patriots and Stephen Jones for Dallas.John Mara has emerged in a leadership position in the league now, and Clark Hunt too, after the deaths of their influential dads Wellington with the Giants and Lamar with the Chiefs. It’ll be interesting to see who’s next to take power in league circles as the graying of the league continues. I think Jonathan Kraft, Art Rooney II and Blackburn—all very smart, all well-respected in their ways—will be ones to watch over the next decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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