|
| FORBES FRANCHISE VALUES |
| Team |
League |
Owner |
Value |
|
Washington Redskins
|
NFL |
Daniel Snyder
|
$1.1 billion
|
|
Dallas Cowboys
|
NFL
|
Jerry Jones
|
$923 million
|
|
Houston Texans
|
NFL |
Robert McNair
|
$905 million
|
|
New England Patriots
|
NFL
|
Robert Kraft
|
$861 million
|
|
Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFL
|
Jeffrey Lurie
|
$833 million
|
|
Denver Broncos
|
NFL
|
Pat Bowlen
|
$815 million
|
|
Cleveland Browns
|
NFL
|
Randy Lerner
|
$798 million
|
|
Chicago Bears
|
NFL
|
McCaskey Family
|
$785 million
|
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
NFL
|
Malcolm Glazer
|
$779 million
|
|
Baltimore Ravens
|
NFL |
Steve Bisciotti
|
$776 million
|
|
Miami Dolphins
|
NFL
|
Wayne Huizenga
|
$765 million
|
|
Carolina Panthers
|
NFL
|
Jerry Richardson
|
$760 million
|
|
Green Bay Packers
|
NFL
|
Public
|
$756 million
|
|
Detroit Lions
|
NFL
|
William Ford
|
$747 million
|
|
Tennessee Titans
|
NFL
|
Bud Adams
|
$736 million
|
|
New York Yankees
|
MLB
|
George Steinbrenner
|
$730 million
|
|
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
NFL
|
Dan Rooney
|
$717 million
|
|
Seattle Seahawks
|
NFL |
Paul Allen
|
$712 million
|
|
Kansas City Chiefs
|
NFL
|
Lamar Hunt
|
$709 million
|
|
St. Louis Rams
|
NFL
|
Georgia Frontiere
|
$708 million
|
|
New York Giants
|
NFL
|
W. Mara/P. Tisch
|
$692 million
|
|
Jacksonville Jaguars
|
NFL
|
Wayne Weaver
|
$688 million
|
|
New York Jets
|
NFL
|
Woody Johnson
|
$685 million
|
|
Cincinnati Bengals
|
NFL
|
Mike Brown
|
$675 million
|
|
Buffalo Bills
|
NFL |
Ralph Wilson Jr.
|
$637 million
|
|
San Francisco 49ers
|
NFL
|
Denise DeBartolo York
|
$636 million
|
|
New Orleans Saints
|
NFL
|
Tom Benson
|
$627 million
|
|
Oakland Raiders
|
NFL
|
Al Davis
|
$624 million
|
|
San Diego Chargers
|
NFL
|
Alex Spanos
|
$622 million
|
|
Indianapolis Colts
|
NFL
|
Jim Irsay
|
$609 million
|
|
Minnesota Vikings
|
NFL
|
Red McCombs
|
$604 million
|
|
Atlanta Falcons
|
NFL
|
Arthur Blank
|
$603 million
|
|
Arizona Cardinals
|
NFL
|
Bill Bidwell
|
$552 million
|
|
New York Mets
|
MLB
|
Fred Wilpon
|
$482 million
|
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
NBA
|
Jerry Buss
|
$447 million
|
|
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
MLB
|
News Corp.
|
$435 million
|
|
Boston Red Sox
|
MLB
|
John Henry
|
$426 million
|
|
Atlanta Braves
|
MLB
|
AOL/Time Warner
|
$424 million
|
|
New York Knicks
|
NBA
|
C. Dolan/J. Dolan
|
$401 million
|
|
Seattle Mariners
|
MLB
|
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
|
$373 million
|
|
Cleveland Indians
|
MLB
|
Larry Dolan
|
$360 million
|
|
Texas Rangers
|
MLB |
Tom Hicks
|
$356 million
|
|
Chicago Bulls
|
NBA
|
Jerry Reinsdorf
|
$356 million
|
|
San Francisco Giants
|
MLB
|
Peter Magowan
|
$355 million
|
|
Colorado Rockies
|
MLB
|
Jerry McMorris
|
$347 million
|
|
Dallas Mavericks
|
NBA
|
Mark Cuban
|
$338 million
|
|
Houston Astros
|
MLB
|
Drayton McLane
|
$337 million
|
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
NBA
|
Comcast Corp.
|
$328 million
|
|
Baltimore Orioles
|
MLB
|
Peter Angelos
|
$319 million
|
|
Boston Celtics
|
NBA
|
W. Grousbeck/S. Pagliuca
|
$290 million
|
|
Chicago Cubs
|
MLB
|
Tribune Co.
|
$287 million
|
|
Detroit Pistons
|
NBA
|
William Davidson
|
$284 million
|
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
NBA
|
Peter Holt
|
$283 million
|
|
Phoenix Suns
|
NBA
|
Jerry Colangelo
|
$283 million
|
|
Arizona Diamondbacks
|
MLB
|
Jerry Colangelo
|
$280 million
|
|
Indiana Pacers
|
NBA
|
H. Simon/M. Simon
|
$280 million
|
|
Houston Rockets
|
NBA |
Les Alexander
|
$278 million
|
|
Sacramento Kings
|
NBA
|
G. Maloof/J. Maloof
|
$275 million
|
|
Washington Wizards
|
NBA
|
Abe Pollin
|
$274 million
|
|
Portland Trail Blazers
|
NBA
|
Paul Allen
|
$272 million
|
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
MLB
|
B. DeWitt/F. Hanser
|
$271 million
|
|
Detroit Red Wings
|
NHL
|
Michael Ilitch
|
$266 million
|
|
New York Rangers
|
NHL
|
C. Dolan/J. Dolan
|
$263 million
|
|
Detroit Tigers
|
MLB |
Michael Ilitch
|
$262 million
|
|
Philadelphia Flyers
|
NHL
|
Comcast Corp.
|
$262 million
|
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
NBA
|
G. Gund/G. Gund
|
$258 million
|
|
Dallas Stars
|
NHL
|
Tom Hicks
|
$254 million
|
|
Colorado Avalanche
|
NHL
|
Stanley Kroenke
|
$250 million
|
|
Toronto Raptors
|
NBA
|
Maple Leaf Sports & Ent.
|
$249 million
|
|
New Jersey Nets
|
NBA |
Bruce Ratner
|
$244 million
|
|
Boston Bruins
|
NHL
|
Jeremy Jacobs
|
$243 million
|
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
MLB |
Kevin McClatchy
|
$242 million
|
|
Toronto Maple Leafs
|
NHL
|
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
|
$241 million
|
|
Utah Jazz
|
NBA
|
Larry Miller
|
$239 million
|
|
Milwaukee Brewers
|
MLB
|
Bud Selig Trust
|
$238 million
|
|
Miami Heat
|
NBA
|
Micky Arison
|
$236 million
|
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
MLB
|
B. Giles/D. Montgomery
|
$231 million
|
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
|
NBA
|
Glen Taylor
|
$230 million
|
|
Memphis Grizzlies
|
NBA
|
Michael Heisley
|
$227 million
|
|
Chicago White Sox
|
MLB
|
Jerry Reinsdorf
|
$223 million
|
|
Chicago Blackhawks
|
NHL |
Bill Wirtz
|
$218 million
|
|
Denver Nuggets
|
NBA
|
Stanley Kroenke
|
$218 million
|
|
New Orleans Hornets
|
NBA
|
G. Shinn/R. Wooldridge
|
$216 million
|
|
Los Angeles Clippers
|
NBA
|
Donald Sterling
|
$208 million
|
|
San Diego Padres
|
MLB
|
John Moores
|
$207 million
|
|
Los Angeles Kings
|
NHL
|
P. Anschutz/E. Roski
|
$205 million
|
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
NBA
|
Atlanta Spirit LLC
|
$202 million
|
|
Cincinnati Reds
|
MLB
|
Carl Lindner
|
$204 million
|
|
Orlando Magic
|
NBA
|
Rich DeVos
|
$199 million
|
|
Seattle SuperSonics
|
NBA
|
Howard Schultz
|
$196 million
|
|
Anaheim Angels
|
MLB
|
Walt Disney Co.
|
$195 million
|
|
Golden State Warriors
|
NBA
|
Chris Cohan
|
$188 million
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
George Gillett Jr.
|
$187 million
|
|
Toronto Blue Jays
|
MLB
|
Rogers Communications
|
$182 million
|
|
Milwaukee Bucks
|
NBA
|
Herb Kohl
|
$174 million
|
|
New Jersey Devils
|
NHL
|
YankeeNets
|
$159 million
|
|
San Jose Sharks
|
NHL
|
K. Compton/G. Reyes
|
$158 million
|
|
Oakland Athletics
|
MLB
|
S. Schott/K. Hofman
|
$157 million
|
|
New York Islanders
|
NHL
|
C. Wang/S. Kumar
|
$156 million
|
|
Kansas City Royals
|
MLB
|
David Glass
|
$152 million
|
|
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
NHL
|
John McConnell
|
$150 million
|
|
St. Louis Blues
|
NHL
|
Bill Laurie
|
$148 million
|
|
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
|
MLB
|
Vincent Naimoli
|
$142 million
|
|
Washington Capitals
|
NHL
|
Ted Leonsis
|
$140 million
|
|
Minnesota Wild
|
NHL
|
Robert Naegele Jr.
|
$139 million
|
|
Florida Marlins
|
MLB |
Jeffrey Loria
|
$137 million
|
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
NHL
|
Mario Lemieux
|
$137 million
|
|
Atlanta Thrashers
|
NHL
|
Atlanta Spirit LLC
|
$134 million
|
|
Nashville Predators
|
NHL
|
Craig Leipold
|
$132 million
|
|
Carolina Hurricanes
|
NHL |
Peter Karmanos Jr.
|
$128 million
|
|
Minnesota Twins
|
MLB
|
Carl Pohlad
|
$127 million
|
|
Florida Panthers
|
NHL |
Alan Cohen
|
$127 million
|
|
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
NHL
|
William Davidson
|
$124 million
|
|
Phoenix Coyotes
|
NHL
|
S. Ellman/W. Gretzky
|
$117 million
|
|
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
|
NHL
|
Walt Disney Co.
|
$111 million
|
|
Vancouver Canucks
|
NHL
|
John McCaw Jr.
|
$110 million
|
|
Montreal Expos
|
MLB
|
Major League Baseball
|
$108 million
|
|
Ottawa Senators
|
NHL
|
Eugene Melnyk
|
$95 million
|
|
Calgary Flames
|
NHL
|
Limited Partnership
|
$94 million
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
|
NHL
|
NHL
|
$92 million
|
|
Edmonton Oilers
|
NHL
|
Edmonton Investors Group
|
$86 million
|
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