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- Year acquired: 2019

Working as a Phoenix-based federal prosecutor for before moving to as isn’t a normal career path, but it was a natural fit for Michael Bidwill. The team has been in his family what was then known as the Chicago Cardinals in . Michael became president in 2007 and then chairman in 2019 following the passing of his father, Bill Bidwill.

- Year acquired: 2002

After Arthur Blank and his pal got fired from a home improvement company called Handy Dan, the two opened their own version in and named it The Home Depot. Blank, who retired from his company in , hadn’t always worked in the sector: His resume includes nearly five years at the accounting firm of Arthur Young & Company, a couple more at his , and positions as chief financial officer and president at Elliot's Drug Stores/Stripe Discount Stores.

- Year acquired: 2004

In 1983, Stephen Bisciotti and a cousin founded a staffing company called that initially filled aeronautics, engineering, and light industrial positions. Bisciotti’s business, now known as the parent company , provides services to a wide range of industries and is currently the largest privately held talent management firm in the world, according to .

- Year acquired: 2014

Talk about a good investment: After short stints at ., Terry Pegula launched the oil and gas company East Resources in with $7,500 he borrowed from family and friends. Twenty-seven years later he sold most of the business to for $4.7 billion and brought in more cash in by selling drilling rights on about 75,000 acres of land to American Energy.

- Year acquired: 2018

David Tepper, whom describes as "one of the greatest hedge fund managers ever," started his career as a credit analyst with and worked at Republic Steel and Keystone Mutual Funds. He spent eight years at before starting his lucrative Appaloosa Management L.P. in . Tepper in the Pittsburgh Steelers when he bought the Panthers.

- Year acquired: 1983

Virginia Halas McCaskey has never known a life that wasn’t entwined with the Chicago Bears. In , three years before she was born, her father, represented the team when it was founded by the The next year the company gave Halas the franchise and the okay to move it to the Windy City. McCaskey gained control of the team in following her father’s death.

- Year acquired: 1991

Mike Brown has been a of the Cincinnati Bengals organization since his father, Paul Brown, helped found the team that made its debut in the American Football League in . After the died, Mike the franchise. Mike worked for another icon too: former New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner once hired him as a for a ship in his family’s freighter company.

- Year acquired: 2012

Jimmy Haslam is of Pilot Flying J, which operates travel centers in North America, and his ties with the company run deep: His pops opened the first Pilot gas in 1958, and Jimmy at Pilot stores throughout high school and college. His wife is executive producer of the companies, which have produced series including “Trading Spaces" for TLC. Jimmy in the Pittsburgh Steelers when he and Dee purchased the Browns.

- Year acquired: 1989

In Jerry Jones bought the team Forbes now calls “,” but he made his initial fortune from in the 1970s and . Even earlier, he at his dad’s insurance company, Modern Security Life, and made $500,000 from its —a nice bundle of cash for a 27-year-old with Texas-size ambitions.

- Year acquired: 2019

Ownership remains in limbo amid to determine which of Pat Bowlen's kids will become the next controlling owner. Dad, who passed away in and purchased the club in , had practiced and worked at his father's oil company Batoni-Bowlen Enterprises, a real estate and construction business.

- Year acquired: 2014

Martha Ford is a granddaughter of tire manufacturer Harvey and her late husband, William Clay Ford Sr., was a grandson of car manufacturer Henry . The team has been in the family’s hands since William purchased it in , and Martha when he passed away in .

- Year acquired: 1923

The owners of the Green Bay Packers have lots and lots of jobs. After all, the team is owned by its fans— of them to be exact. Green Bay Packers Inc. is a , nonprofit corporation with that prohibit anyone from owning more than 200,000 shares. Its last stock offering was in , and shares .

- Year acquired: 2018

Janice McNair ownership of the team from her late husband Robert McNair, who died in 2018 and was instrumental in putting a new football team on the field in Houston in . Robert was a businessman who ran an before starting Cogen Technologies, which would become the country’s . Enron bought three of its power plants for more than $1 billion in . Janice is senior chair of , a private investment and management company.

- Year acquired: 1997

Jim Irsay has spent his professional life with the Indianapolis , which his dad, Robert, gained control of through a swap with the owner of the Los Angeles Rams. The younger Irsay inherited the Colts after winning a with his stepmother over ownership.

- Year acquired: 2012

Washing dishes for an hour was the first American job of Shahid Khan, who arrived from Pakistan in 1967 to pursue an engineering degree. He held many positions at , an auto parts supplier, before leaving in 1978 to start a company called Bumper Works. He subsequently purchased his former employer and grew it into a powerhouse that counts all the major automotive manufacturers in North America, Japan, and Europe as clients.

- Year acquired: 2006

Clark Hunt is the grandson of oil tycoon and the son of the late Lamar Hunt, who the Chiefs (then the Dallas Texans), was integral in the founding of the and , and invested in the . Clark spent two years as an for Goldman Sachs before joining the family business about . The franchise chairman and CEO inherited the team with his siblings when their dad died in 2006; their mom is a minority owner.

- Year acquired: 2011

After legendary coach and Raiders owner passed away in 2011, ownership of the franchise went to his wife, , and his son, . The elder Davis made his fortune in football over six decades with that included head coach and general manager of the Raiders as well as commissioner of the American Football League. Throughout his life, Mark has worked for the , which is scheduled to move from Oakland to Las Vegas .

- Year acquired: 2018

Dean Spanos has spent much of his life involved in two family-run businesses. In Dean began working at A.G. Spanos , a firm founded by his father that specializes in multi-family housing and master planned communities; Dean now serves as chairman of the board and CEO. Dean became president of the Chargers in , ten years after his dad, who died in 2018, bought the franchise. (Dean handed day-to-day to sons A.G. and John in 2015.)

- Year acquired: 2010

Stan Kroenke, who is married to Walmart heiress , is a real estate . His empire is valued at by Forbes. He doesn’t just have great football seats: His properties include the Denver (NBA), the Colorado (NHL), the Colorado (MLS), and the Pepsi .

- Year acquired: 2008

Stephen M. Ross worked at the securities brokerage firm and at the investment bank before starting his global real estate and lifestyle company, , in . ( fitness clubs and New York's project are among its holdings.) has called Ross "one of the most successful real estate developers America has ever known."

- Year acquired: 2005

Zygi Wilf made his fortune through the Wilf family business, , which owns and manages apartments, retail centers, office buildings, and hotels across 37 states. His brother, , holds the title owner/president and his cousin, , is owner/vice chairman.

- Year acquired: 1994

Back in , Robert Kraft worked for his father-in-law’s packaging company called Rand-Whitney. He would later it and found LLC, which calls itself “North America's largest trader of forest products commodities.” Over time , a family holding company, added other business interests to the mix including, of course, the New England Patriots and

- Year acquired: 2018

Gayle Benson won ownership of the New Orleans Saints—and the New Orleans Pelicans (NBA)—following the death of her husband, Tom Benson, who owned and banking entities. started her career in 1968 as a manager for a costume jeweler, worked in real estate, and spent 30 years in interior design, serving clients that included the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. She won control over the two sports franchises after a with Tom’s daughter and grandchildren.

- Year acquired: 2005

John Mara’s grandfather founded the in 1925, and Steve Tisch’s father purchased 50 percent of it in . John and Steve inherited their ownership stakes when their dads passed away within weeks of each other in . The co-owners have had very different careers: While John worked at two law before joining the organization as in 1991, Steve has produced films throughout the past including “.”

- Year acquired: 2000

The Johnson brothers are of the founding family of Johnson & Johnson. "Woody" spent more than three decades as chairman and CEO of The Johnson Company, a private asset management firm, but now serves as the . Christopher, whose previous occupations , has taken over as the team's .

- Year acquired: 1994

Jeffrey Lurie started his professional years as assistant professor of social policy at Boston University. He went on work as a to the film industry for the movie theater chain his grandfather founded, General Cinema, and then became a movie with that include “I Love You to Death” and “Foxfire.”

- Year acquired: 2017

Art Rooney II was once a for the team his grandfather founded in . Before returning to work in at the franchise, he practiced law. In fact, he still holds an “” position with his firm, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, and specializes in corporate finance, sports law, and government affairs.

- Year acquired: 2000

Denise DeBartolo York has been  with the franchise since her father, Edward J. DeBartolo Sr., purchased the 49ers in . She has also held positions at the other family business, the ., which developed and owned shopping malls; she also served as president of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team. Her husband, , founded DeYor Laboratories before selling it to Corning in 1993 and worked for DeBartolo Corp. as director of racing operations. Their son Jed serves as of the 49ers and previously was a at the financial services firm Guggenheim Partners.

- Year acquired: 2018

Jody Allen is trustee of the Paul G. Allen Trust, which owns the Seattle Seahawks. She is the sister of Paul G. Allen, the Microsoft who died in . The siblings worked together for years. They co-founded the project and investment management firm Vulcan Inc. in , where Jody served as CEO for nearly years, and the production company Vulcan in .

- Year acquired: 2014

Malcolm Glazer bought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in and his kids and widow continued to the team after his death in 2014. The family doesn't generally speak publicly about its holding company, First Allied Corp., which includes a commercial real estate fortune.

- Year acquired: 2015

Amy Adams Strunk inherited the team from her father, K.S. "Bud" Adams, Jr., who was one of the original owners of the franchise formerly known as the Houston . Interestingly, she until she took the helm of the team. She was once a and was  in her family’s farming and ranching businesses as well as her two companies: The fox hunting organization and the .

- Year acquired: 1999

Young Dan Snyder used to clock in at a before he created a travel for college kids and a magazine aimed at them too. But the enterprise that really took off was Snyder Communications, the marketing firm he founded in that sold for more than in 2000.