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Malcolm Glazer

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (August 15, 1928-May 28, 2014)
    Born in Rochester, New York
    Founder and CEO of First Allied Corporation, a holding company
    Investments included real estate, food packaging, broadcasting, banking and natural gas
    Bought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995) and Manchester United (2005)
    Founded the charitable Glazer Family Foundation (1999)
    Net worth estimated by Forbes at $4.5 billion (2014)

Why he might be annoying:

    His sister accused him of exaggerating the rags part of his rags-to-riches legend: 'He didn't come from nothing.'
    He was sued by residents of mobile home parks he owned for charging illegal fees for pets and children.
    He got a new stadium and incredibly favorable lease terms by threatening to relocate the Bucs.
    His leveraged buyout of Manchester United saddled the team with over $500 million in debts.
    Manchester's transfer of Christiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for $132 million was reportedly made so the team could meet its debt payments.
    Manchester fans adopted the slogan 'Love United, Hate Glazer.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was married to Linda Glazer for 53 years.
    He usually kept a low profile.
    He outbid George Steinbrenner for ownership of the Bucs.
    He made the Bucs more fan-friendly by increasing fan activities at home games and expanding the team's community relations and special events departments.
    Talking to a potential biographer, he pointed to a pair of pants belonging to one of his sons and said, 'Those are Hugo Boss pants. They cost $200. My pants? They came from JC Penney, $19.95 on sale. And you know something? I like my pants more than he likes his pants. You know why? Because I remember the day when I didn't have $20 to spend on pants.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying