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For several years, the Vikings and Wilf stated that their former home, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, was inadequate and lobbied for a new stadium. [14] [15] In May 2012, the Minnesota Vikings moved closer to getting a new $975 million stadium after the state senate approved a plan that relies heavily on public financing. [16]
The Vikings first ownership group, Minnesota Pro Football, Inc. (later renamed Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Inc.), had three major shareholders (Bill Boyer, Max Winter, H. P. Skoglund) and two minor shareholders (Northwest Publications Inc. and Ole Haugsrud). In 1970, Boyer transferred his stock to a trust.
After graduation, Wilf joined the family real estate business, Garden Homes. In 2005, Wilf and his brother Zygi Wilf, took control of the Minnesota Vikings with advisement on the deal coming from international law firm Greenberg Traurig and former Vikings COO Kevin Warren. [8] [9] Wilf was appointed president and his brother Zygi, CEO. As ...
In 2005, Mandelbaum and five other partners, in a group led by Zygi Wilf, purchased the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League from Red McCombs for a reported US$600 million. [6] Forbes estimates the 2014 value of the franchise at US$1.007 billion, or 21st of the 32 NFL teams.
Former Minnesota Vikings part-owner Irwin Jacobs and his wife Alexandra were found dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide.
The wife of Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Dalton Risner revealed in a video on Sunday she was incessantly heckled by Detroit Lions fans last year.
A former owner of two NBA teams, an NFL franchise and longtime Texas businessman, Billy Joe “Red” McCombs has died at his home in San Antonio, according to a statement from his family on Monday.
Howell Pomeroy Skoglund (July 5, 1903 – November 5, 1977) was an American businessman who was the president of the North American Life and Casualty Company and a founding owner of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.