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Seahawks Likely to Sell for Record $2.6 Billion in Wake of Paul Allen's Death

The tragic loss of Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft who died on Monday at the age of 65 due to complications from non-Hodgkins lymphoma, was felt by countless people around the world. Among his many career exploits, Allen transformed Seattle into the cultural destination that it it today.

Allen was also the owner of the Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and had a minority stake in the Seattle Sounders. According to Mike Ozanian of Forbes, it's likely that the teams will be sold for a combined $4 billion in the next year or so, with the Seahawks fetching $2.