Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.
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Edward John DeBartolo Sr. was an American businessman and real-estate developer. In 1971, his Ohio-based corporation was ranked 47th among the nation's top 400 construction contractors. In 1983, DeBar
The headquarters of The DeBartolo Corporation in Boardman, Ohio, with the San Francisco 49ers logo on the building, signifying the team's ownership by the DeBartolo-York family.
Jerry Reinsdorf
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Jerry Michael Reinsdorf is an American sports executive and businessman who is the owner of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and MLB's Chicago White Sox. He started his professional life as a tax attorney with
Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.
…on the grounds of absentee ownership and a potential franchise move to New Orleans. The White Sox were eventually sold to an investment group led by Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn three months later on January 29, 1981. DeBartolo died of pneumonia on December 19, 1994, in Youngstown, Ohio, at the age of 85…
Reinsdorf in 2011