Arthur Blank

Arthur Blank, 2009

Arthur Blank (born September 27, 1942 in Queens , New York City , New York ) is an American entrepreneur , co-founder of The Home Depot and owner of the Atlanta Falcons , a franchise of the National Football League (NFL), and Atlanta United , a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise .

Life

Blank attended Stuyvesant High School. He then studied at Babson College , which he successfully graduated from in 1963, and later worked at Arthur Young and Company . In 1978 he co-founded The Home Depot .

In February 2002, he bought the Atlanta Falcons from Taylor Smith and his siblings, the children of the Falcons' founder, Rankin M. Smith, Sr.

Private life

Blank was married twice. He has three children with his first wife Diana. He also has three children with his second wife, Stephanie. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December 2015 . On March 17, 2016, he announced that he had overcome this.

capital

Blank is a billionaire. According to the US business magazine Forbes , his fortune is about 2.6 billion US dollars (as of 2015). This puts him in 737th place on Forbes' list of the richest people in the world.

Individual evidence

↑ Our History ( English ) In: homedepot.com . The Home Depot. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 8, 2016. @1@ 2

↑ Atlanta Falcons | Staff Directory ( English ) In: atlantafalcons.com . Retrieved February 8, 2016.

↑ PRO FOOTBALL - NOTEBOOK - Falcons' Sale Approved. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, February 3, 2002, accessed February 12, 2016 (English): “The sale means the end of NFL team ownership for the family of Taylor Smith, whose late father, Rankin Smith Sr., paid about $ 8.5 million for the rights to start the team in Atlanta 36 years ago. "

↑ Jerry Grillo: Rising Up. With a new stadium coming, the Atlanta Falcons set their flight pattern for the future. In: georgiatrend.com. Georgia Trend, August 2013, accessed February 12, 2016 : "" After Rankin passed away, his family considered selling, but they wanted to sell it to somebody living in Atlanta, somebody who would keep the team here, "says Blank, who bought the team for $ 545 million in February 2002. "

↑ Statement from Arthur Blank ( English ) In: atlantafalcons.com . Atlanta Falcons homepage. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 9, 2016. @1@ 2

↑ Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank says he is cancer-free ( English ) In: nfl.com . March 17, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

↑ Arthur Blank. Retrieved February 11, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Blank, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	September 27, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Queens , New York City , New York , United States

[1] Our History ( English ) In: homedepot.com . The Home Depot. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 8, 2016. @1@ 2

[2] Atlanta Falcons | Staff Directory ( English ) In: atlantafalcons.com . Retrieved February 8, 2016.

[3] PRO FOOTBALL - NOTEBOOK - Falcons' Sale Approved. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, February 3, 2002, accessed February 12, 2016 (English): “The sale means the end of NFL team ownership for the family of Taylor Smith, whose late father, Rankin Smith Sr., paid about $ 8.5 million for the rights to start the team in Atlanta 36 years ago. "

[4] Jerry Grillo: Rising Up. With a new stadium coming, the Atlanta Falcons set their flight pattern for the future. In: georgiatrend.com. Georgia Trend, August 2013, accessed February 12, 2016 : "" After Rankin passed away, his family considered selling, but they wanted to sell it to somebody living in Atlanta, somebody who would keep the team here, "says Blank, who bought the team for $ 545 million in February 2002. "

[5] Statement from Arthur Blank ( English ) In: atlantafalcons.com . Atlanta Falcons homepage. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 9, 2016. @1@ 2

[6] Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank says he is cancer-free ( English ) In: nfl.com . March 17, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

[7] Arthur Blank. Retrieved February 11, 2016 .