Ultra Wealthy Celebrities That Own Sports Teams

Published on January 19, 2022
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Gayle Benson – New Orleans Saints (NFL), New Orleans Pelicans (NBA)

Gayle Benson was an interior designer when she married Tom Benson, who owned the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans. When he passed away in 2018, she inherited ownership of the teams and became the first woman to be the majority shareholder in both an NFL and NBA team. Her net worth is about $3.3 billion.

Gayle Benson

Gayle Benson

Henry Samueli – Anaheim Ducks (NHL)

Henry Samueli is an engineer, businessman, and philanthropist. He co-founded the Broadcom Corporation and is a professor (on leave of absence) in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UCLA. He also has 75 patents in the U.S. He is the owner of the Anaheim Ducks NHL team. Samueli’s net worth is about $3.8 billion.

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Henry Samueli

Henry Samueli