Dominate the Super Bowl

Chapter 938: 937 Silent Stan

In the world of professional sports, there are countless famous and flamboyant billionaire team owners, but Stan Kroenke is completely different. He is undoubtedly the wealthiest figure in the professional sports world, yet he is so low-key that he seems almost invisible.

Across North America’s major professional sports leagues, except for baseball, Kroenke owns teams in every league, along with a series of stadiums, ensuring he can operate entirely self-sufficiently.

Whether it’s the NBA or the NFL, stadium-related issues for professional teams are always center stage because stadium construction often requires negotiation with city governments, involving countless complexities—

In 2019, the Golden State Warriors relocated from Oakland to San Francisco; in 2020, the Oakland Raiders moved to Las Vegas. There were numerous factors behind these moves, but stadiums were a significant consideration.

In March 2024, the Kansas City Chiefs, fresh off defending their Super Bowl Championship title, were dealt a heavy blow when their Arrowhead Stadium renovation proposal was rejected in a city-wide vote. This put the Hunt family, the team’s owners, in a bind, as the aging stadium posed many challenges.

These instances are entirely real and not uncommon; their frequency far exceeds imagination.

Kroenke’s most visionary move is that when purchasing a team, he often buys its stadium as well, taking full control of its operation and profits, avoiding the challenges faced by other teams.

Even more astonishing, every team owned by Kroenke has at least once fought for the championship in its respective league—an exceptional track record.

There’s no doubt about it: in the realm of professional sports, Kroenke is an unequivocal giant.

However, when people bring up famous team owners, few—very few—immediately think of Kroenke.