Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, was born on November 26th, 1942. He is one of the richest individuals in world history and has an estimated net worth of $5.2 billion as of March 17th, 2019. Kraft was born in Cleveland, Ohio where he went to High School until he graduated in 1961.
He then attended Boston College where he had his first business experience, getting a job as a busboy and dishwasher at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Before attending Boston College, Kraft worked three jobs at once. However, Kraft did not finish college and instead started his professional football career as a graduate in 1968 with the New England Patriots.
Robert Kraft is married to Myra Kraft and has three children, Jonathan and Jonathan, with his first wife. He is also the brother of David “Chip” Kraft and Peter Kraft. Robert Kraft is an extremely successful businessman whose many accomplishments include being an American football team owner, a restaurateur, an entrepreneur, a founding partner of the Boston Sports Council and the chairman of Mohegan Sun. The Patriots are one of the most successful American football teams to date having won three Super Bowls in 2002, 2004 and 2013.
The New England Patriots were founded in 1960 with their first head coach being Gil “Slingin’ Sammy” Stanley. And although the Patriots have won only one Super Bowl in 2002, they have been incredibly successful and are one of the most popular teams in all of professional football.
Although many people are against Kraft’s ownership of a professional sports team because he is Jewish, he publicly denounced anti-Semitism and expressed his beliefs that sport is a great way to bring people together around their passions. “Sport has brought me so many incredible friends and I look forward to being able to continue to help so many more people with my business endeavors. The best part of business is that it brings together so many people and what better way than sport. See this page for additional information.
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