Bryan Glazer | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 27, 1964 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Co-owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Co-owner of Manchester United F.C. |
| Parent(s) | Linda and Malcolm Glazer |
| Family | Avram Glazer Joel Glazer |
| Awards | Two-time Super Bowl Champion Five-time Premiere League champion |
Bryan Glazer (born October 27, 1964) is an American businessman. He is part of the Glazer family, who control First Allied Corporation, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, and the English football club Manchester United. The family is based in Florida.[1]
Early life and education
Glazer was born to Linda and Malcolm Glazer, American businessman and billionaire.[2][3] Glazer received a bachelor's degree from American University in Washington, D.C. He majored in broadcast communications and was a leader of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He then received a Juris Doctor degree from the Whittier Law School located in Southern California.
Career
Glazer is currently executive vice-president of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was appointed to that position in 1995. He was a key player in the design, development and construction of the Bucs new stadium. He also helped in re-designing the franchise logo. Under Glazer family ownership, the Buccaneers have two Super Bowl titles (XXXVI and LV - which was the first time a Super Bowl team played in it's home stadium).
Glazer was appointed a director of Zapata Corporation in 1997, and served in that position until his retirement in 2009.[4]
Glazer is currently a non-executive director of the Manchester United board, appointed by his father, Malcolm Glazer to replace the resigned members. Along with Andy Anson (Manchester United's commercial director) and Jeffrey Ajluni (Tampa Bay Buccaneers director of marketing and business development), Glazer was a key player in signing American International Group (AIG) as the club's new shirt sponsor for the 2006–07 season.[5]
Philanthropy
In 2016, Glazer donated $4 million to the renovation and conversion of the Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory into the Bryan Glazer Family Jewish Community Center.[6]
Awards and honors
- Two-time Super Bowl champion (as Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner/executive)
- Five-time Premiere League champion (as Manchester United owner/executive)
See also
- Glazer ownership of Manchester United
References
- ^ Harry, Chris (February 18, 2002). "Buccaneers pull a surprise, hire Jon Gruden to five-year deal". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
- ^ Pratley, Nils (February 10, 2005). "The Guardian profile: Malcolm Glazer". The Guardian.
- ^ Barancik, Scott; Cristodero, Damian (December 26, 2004). "The owner, the enigma". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ "Zapata Corporation Announces the Results of 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Certain Other Events". HRG Group. July 9, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ Gill, David (April 6, 2006). "David Gill: The reasons we selected AIG". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ^ Danielson, Richard (December 6, 2016). "$30 million later, old Tampa armory to reopen as Jewish Community Center". Tampa Bay Times.