Top 10 highest Paid Football team | Owner.
1.Jerry Jones
Dallas Cowboys, Value of team: $1.65 billion
Bought America's Team in 1989 for $150 million; today the team is worth 11 times the purchase price. Cowboys finished their 37th and final season at Texas Stadium last year; moving into new 85,000-seat Cowboys stadium with retractable roof this fall. Recently added 30,000 standing-room only tickets. Teamed up with New York Yankees and Goldman Sachs to create stadium services company Legends Hospitality Management earlier this year. Also owns poultry processor, cattle ranch, real estate; increasing gas exploration
2.Daniel Snyder
Washington Redskins, Value of team: $1.55 billion
Dealmaker founded marketing outfit Snyder Communications. Bought Washington Redskins for $800 million 1999. Team now worth $1.55 billion, the second most valuable team in the league behind Jerry Jones' Dallas Cowboys. Purchased Dick Clark Productions in 2007 for $175 million. Investments bruised as recession racks restaurant and entertainment portfolio.
3.Robert Kraft
New England Patriots, Value of team: $1.36 billion
Owner of New England Patriots hoping to return to glory after the return of quarterback Tom Brady, who sustained a knee injury in the first game of 2008 season. Team rallied to finish 11-5 last year, but missed playoffs for first time in six years. Bought struggling Patriots franchise in 1994 for then-record $172 million. Team played in four Super Bowls this decade; won three. Opened $550 million Patriot Place: shops, hotel, medical facilities. Also owns New England's Revolution soccer team
4.Robert McNair
Houston Texans, Value of team: $1.15 billion
Sold Cogen Technologies to Enron for $1.5 billion in cash and stock at peak of tech bubble; avoided exposure to free-falling market, Enron bankruptcy by selling stock right after deal closed. Used cash to become hometown hero; brought football back to Houston in 2002 NFL expansion. Reliant Energy paid $300 million in 2000 to call stadium Reliant Park for 30 years. Horseman sold Kentucky's Stonerside Stables to Dubai's Sheik Mohammed last year.
5.Jeffrey Lurie
Philadelphia Eagles, Value of team: $1.12 billion
Football tycoon narrowly missed another Super Bowl berth; his Philadelphia Eagles were edged by Arizona in January's NFC Championship game. Born into well-to-do Boston family; grandfather Philip Smith (d. 1961) built family fortune through movie theatre operator General Cinema, investments. Jeffrey bought Eagles in 1994 from billionaire Norman Braman for $195 million. Serves on NFL's finance, broadcast, Super Bowl advisory committees. Recently signed infamous quarterback Michael Vick to a one-year deal.
6.Malcolm Glazer
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Value of team: $1.09 billion
Tampa tycoon holds the majority of his fortune in an asset class that holds value in a recession: sports teams. Owns pro football's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, English soccer giant Manchester United. Man U won both English Premier League and Champions League in 2008, but massive debt load continues to hamper profitability despite rising revenues. Inherited watch-parts business from father at 15; eventually expanded family empire into shopping malls, sports teams.
7.Stephen Bisciotti
Baltimore Ravens, Value of team: $1.08 billion
Mowed lawns, babysat, pumped gas in high school. Founded Aerotek in basement at age 23 with $3,500; staffed aerospace industry. Now owns majority stake in Allegis Group, nations largest staffing firm; places workers in aviation, mining, banking. NFL's quiet owner lords over Baltimore Ravens. Rolled the dice last year with coach John Harbaugh, who had no head-coaching experience. "I've made a living on guys with thin resumes." Team was on cusp of Super Bowl berth last season.
8.James Irsay
Indianapolis Colts, Value of team: $1.03 billion
Chicago native's fortune comes courtesy of the gridiron. Father Robert (d. 1997) purchased the Baltimore Colts in 1972 for $15 million; 12 years later shocked local fans with "The Move," smuggling the franchise to Indianapolis after years of feuding with city government. Jim graduated from Southern Methodist U., worked his way up from Colts' ticket counter to general manager in two years. Father's 1997 death ignited legal battle with stepmother for team control; Jim emerged as the NFL's youngest owner at 37. With quarterback Peyton Panning at the helm, earned first Super Bowl ring with Colts' 2007 victory over the Chicago Bears.
9.Stephen Ross
Miami Dolphins, Value of team: $1.02 billion
Nephew of late Forbes 400 member Max Fisher (d. 2005) started out as a tax lawyer, founded real estate developer Related Cos 1972. First "encountered bad times" early 1990s, recovered. Related has developed more than $16 billion of property across the U.S., including Time Warner Center in Manhattan. Completed purchase of pro football's Miami Dolphins in January; paid longtime owner Wayne Huizenga $1.1 billion for the team.
10.Kenneth Adams Jr.
Tennessee Titans, Value of team: $1 billion
Wildcatter racked up a fortune in the petroleum business; more famous for his deep roots in pro-football. Today "Bud" runs NFL's Tennessee Titans franchise. Oklahoma native earned engineering degree from Kansas U, served in the Pacific during WWII. Established oil and gas supplier Adams Resources and Energy 1947, public 1974. Purchased Houston Oilers with an initial investment of $25,000, helped buddy Lamar Hunt establish the American Football League 1959. Transported beleaguered team to Tennessee, eventually rechristening them the Titans. Lost to the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV.
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