FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — H. Wayne Huizenga, whose restless entrepreneurial spirit led him to become the only U.S. businessman to found three Fortune 500 companies, has died.
He was 80.
His death was confirmed by his daughter, Pamela Huizenga Alexander. The cause of death was not given.
In creating companies including Waste Management, Blockbuster and AutoNation, Huizenga earned a reputation as a corporate alchemist, spinning fractured industries into consolidated empires that dominated the marketplace in trash collection, video rentals and automotive sales.
Huizenga used his wealth and persuasiveness to bring baseball and hockey to South Florida.