Edward DeBartolo Jr.

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Edward John "Eddie" DeBartolo Jr. (born November 6, 1946 in Youngstown , Ohio ) is an American entrepreneur and former owner of the San Francisco 49ers .

Entrepreneurial activity

DeBartolo took over from his father, Edward DeBartolo Sr. , founded DeBartolo Realty Corp . In 1996 he merged this with Simon Property to form the Simon DeBartolo Group . He owns 5 percent of this company, making him the largest individual partner after the Simon family. He runs a real estate company out of Tampa , Florida . His assets to 4 billion US dollars estimated, which he was the 495th richest person.

San Francisco 49ers

DeBartolo acquired the San Francisco 49ers in 1977 . He hired Bill Walsh as head coach , with whom he began to set up a new team. DeBartolo became known for not shying away from spending money so that the 49ers could get the best possible players. They signed Joe Montana , Ronnie Lott , Jerry Rice , Charles Haley and Steve Young , among others , who helped make the 49ers one of the strongest teams in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1980s and 1990s , and five times in fourteen years Won the Super Bowl . DeBartolo was meanwhile the only owner in the history of the NFL under whom a team won five Super Bowls, this record has since been beaten by Robert Kraft , owner of the New England Patriots , with six Super Bowls. By the fans of the 49ers, he was nicknamed "Eddie D." In 1998, he was found guilty, the governor of Louisiana , Edwin Edwards to have bribed. He was fined $ 1 million for this . He was suspended from the NFL for a year and was fined $ 250,000. After his return, he could not find his way back to old fame, which is why he transferred the ownership rights to the 49ers to his sister Denise DeBartolo York in 2000 . Today the 49ers are owned by his nephew Jed York . DeBartolo was inducted into the 49ers Hall of Fame , Bay Area Hall of Fame, and in 2016 the Pro Football Hall of Fame .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Edward DeBartolo Jr. Forbes Magazine, accessed August 1, 2016 .
  2. ^ Former 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr. finalist for Hall of Fame. Fox Sports, September 2, 2015, accessed August 1, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b c Juliet Macur: Eddie DeBartolo Jr., a Gifted but Flawed Human Being, a Seeks Spot Among the Immortals. The New York Times, February 5, 2016, accessed August 1, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Eddie DeBartolo Jr. interview with Steve Wyche and 2016 Hall of Fame classmates. February 12, 2016, accessed August 1, 2016 .
San Francisco 49ers - Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame


Larry Allen (2013) | Fred Dean (2008) | Edward DeBartolo Jr. (2016) | Richard Dent (2011) | Chris Doleman (2012) | Kevin Greene (2016) | Charles Haley (2015) | Bob Hayes (2009) | Rickey Jackson (2010) | Jimmy Johnson (1994) | John Henry Johnson (1987) | Ronnie Lott (2000) | Hugh McElhenny (1970) | Joe Montana (2000) | Randy Moss (2018) | Leo Nomellini (1969) | Terrell Owens (2018) | Joe Perry (1969) | Deion Sanders (2011) | OJ Simpson (1985) | Bob St. Clair (1990) | YA Tittle (1971) | Jerry Rice (2010) | Bill Walsh (1993) | Dave Wilcox (2000) | Rod Woodson (2009) | Steve Young (2005)

personal data
SURNAME DeBartolo, Edward Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES DeBartolo, Edward John Jr. (full name); Eddie D. (nickname); Mr. D. (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Youngstown , Ohio , United States