A few years ago I dreamt of owning the Cincinnati Bengals. When asked if I could do anything in life, that’s the position I chose.
It goes back to my child hood, growing up watching them each Sunday with my father in my 81 Carl Pickens jersey. That jersey is long gone, but my passion as a Bengals fan has only grown.
More recently, I came to the realization that owning the Bengals may be a little far fetched. However my curiosity had me wondering how each NFL team owner came to be. So I simply searched google and found a Wikipedia page listing each owner and what year they took over the team, and that led me to this column. Here goes…
Arizona Cardinals – Bill Bidwill, 1972
Atlanta Falcons – Arthur Blank, 2004
Baltimore Ravens – Steve Bisciotti, 2004
Buffalo Bills – Kim & Terry Pegula, 2014
Carolina Panthers – Jerry Richardson, 1993
Chicago Bears – Virginia Halas McCaskey, 1983
Cincinnati Bengals – Mike Brown, 1991
Cleveland Browns – Jimmy Haslam, 2012
Dallas Cowboys – Jerry Jones, 1989
Denver Broncos – Pat Bowlen, 1984
Detroit Lions – Martha Ford, 2014
Green Bay Packers – Green Bay Packers, Inc., 1923
Houston Texans – Robert C. McNair, 1999
Indianapolis Colts – Jim Irsay, 1997
Jacksonville Jaguars – Shahid Khan, 2012
Kansas City Chiefs – Clark Hunt, 2006
Los Angeles Chargers – Alex Spanos, 1984
Los Angeles Rams – Stan Kroenke, 2010
Miami Dolphins – Stephen M. Ross, 2008
Minnesota Vikings – Zygi Wilf, 2005
New England Patriots – Robert Kraft, 1994
New Orleans Saints – Tom Benson, 1985
New York Giants – John Mara & Steve Tisch, 2005
New York Jets – Robert Wood Johnson IV, 2000
Oakland Raiders – Carol & Mark Davis, 2011
Philadelphia Eagles – Jeffrey & Christina Weiss Lurie, 1994
Pittsburgh Steelers – Art Rooney II, 2017
San Francisco 49ers – Jed York, 2009
Seattle Seahawks – Paul Allen, 1997
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Bryan, Edward, and Joel Glazer; and Darcie Kassewitz, 2014
Tennessee Titans – Amy Adams Strunk, 2013
Washington – Dan Snyder, 1999
Haltime with Hambone 