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Shahid Khan, Jacksonville Jaguars

Education: University of Illinois

How They Acquired the Franchise: Kahn purchased the team from Wayne Weaver in 2011 for $770 million.

Net Worth: $7.2 billion (per Forbes in 2018)

Franchise Valuation: $2.075 billion (per Forbes in 2017)

How They Made Their Money: After years of working as an engineering manager at Flex-N-Gate, an auto parts company, Khan set out on his own to produce a one-piece truck bumper. The bumper, which greatly simplified manufacturing, was a success. Two years later, he purchased Flex-N-Gate, building it into a multi-billion dollar private company with plants around the world.