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Robert Kraft

May 08, 2023

For other people named Robert Kraft, see Robert Kraft (disambiguation).

Robert Kenneth Kraft[1] (born June 5, 1941) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kraft Group, a diversified holding company with assets in paper and packaging, sports and entertainment, real estate development, and a private equity portfolio. Since 1994, he has owned the New England Patriots of National Football League (NFL). Kraft also owns the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS), which he founded in 1996, and the esport-based Boston Uprising, which he founded in 2017. As of 2022, he has a net worth of $10.6 billion.[3]

Robert Kraft
Kraft in 2012
Born
Robert Kenneth Kraft

(1941-06-05) June 5, 1941 (age 81)
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
Political partyDemocratic[1][2]
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1963; died 2011)​

Dana Blumberg
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(m. 2022)​
PartnerRicki Noel Lander (2012–2018)
Children4, including Jonathan
Football career
New England Patriots
Position:Principal owner
Career history
As an executive:
Career highlights and awards

Early life and education

Kraft was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of Sarah Bryna (Webber) and Harry Kraft, a dress manufacturer in Boston's Chinatown.[4] His mother was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia;[5] his father was a lay leader at Congregation Kehillath Israel in Brookline and wanted his son to become a rabbi.[1] The Krafts were a Modern Orthodox Jewish family. Robert attended the Edward Devotion School[6] and graduated from Brookline High School.[7][8][9] As a child, he sold newspapers outside of Braves Field in Boston.[10] During high school, he was unable to participate in most sports because it interfered with his after-school Hebrew studies and observance of the Sabbath.[1]

Kraft attended Columbia University on an academic scholarship and he served as class president.[11][12] He played tennis and safety on the school's freshman and lightweight football teams.[1][13][14] During that time, he also lived in Carman Hall.[15] He met Myra Hiatt at a delicatessen in Boston's Back Bay in 1962,[1] and they married in June 1963.[16] He graduated from Columbia that same year, and he received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1965.[1][17]

Kraft was elected chairman of the Newton Democratic City Committee when he was 27. He considered running against Representative Philip J. Philbin in 1970 but chose not to, citing the loss of privacy and strain on his family that politics would have caused. He was further discouraged from entering politics by the suicide of his friend State Representative H. James Shea, Jr.[1]

Business career

Kraft began his professional career with the Rand-Whitney Group, a Worcester-based packaging company run by his father-in-law Jacob Hiatt.[8] In 1968, he gained control of the company through a leveraged buyout.[1] He still serves as this company's chairman. In 1972, he founded International Forest Products, a trader of physical paper commodities. The two combined companies make up the largest privately held paper and packaging companies in the United States. Kraft has stated that he started the company out of a hunch that the increase in international communications and transportation would lead to an expansion of global trade in the late twentieth century.[18]

International Forest Products became a top 100 US exporter/importer in 1997 and in 2001 was ranked No. 7 on the Journal of Commerce's list in that category.[19][20][21] Kraft said of the business in 1991 that, "We do things for a number of companies, including Avon, Kodak, cosmetics companies, candies, toys." The company produced both corrugated and folding cartons, which he stated, "are used to package everything from the Patriot missile, to mints, to Estee Lauder, Indiana Glass and Polaroid."[22] Kraft acquired interests in other areas, and ultimately formed the Kraft Group as an umbrella for them in 1998.[18]

Kraft was an investor in New England Television Corp., which gained control of the channel 7 license for Boston in 1982,[23] and Kraft became a director of the board a year later, after the newly licensed station, WNEV-TV, signed on, replacing the former WNAC-TV. In 1986, he was named president of the corporation.[24] In 1991, Kraft exercised his option to sell his shares for an estimated $25 million.[25]

Sports ownership

Boston Lobsters

In 1974, Kraft and five others purchased the Boston Lobsters of World TeamTennis (WTT).[26] The group spent heavily to lure a number of top players, including Martina Navratilova, and the Lobsters became one of the best teams in WTT. Following the 1978 season, Kraft announced that the franchise would fold.[27] The league itself folded soon thereafter.[1]

After the Lobsters folded, Kraft was also mentioned as a bidder for the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Celtics.[1]

American football

 
 
 
Kraft and Bill Belichick with Presidents Bush (May 2004), Obama (April 2015), and Trump (April 2017) at the Patriots' White House ceremonies

Kraft has been a Patriots fan since their American Football League days and has been a season ticket holder since 1971 when the team moved to Schaefer Stadium.[8] In 1985, he bought a 10-year option on Foxboro Raceway, a horse track adjacent to the stadium, and the purchase prevented Patriots owner Billy Sullivan from holding non-Patriot events at the stadium while races were being held.[28] Kraft took advantage of the fact that the Sullivans owned the stadium but not the surrounding land, and it was the beginning of a quest to buy the stadium and the Patriots.[29] Sullivan's family was reeling from a series of bad investments, principally The Jackson Five 1984 Victory Tour, for which they had to pledge Sullivan Stadium as collateral.[30] Those problems ultimately forced Sullivan to sell controlling interest of the team in 1988, while the stadium lapsed into bankruptcy.[31]

In 1988, Kraft outbid several competitors to buy the stadium out of bankruptcy court from Sullivan for $22 million. The stadium was considered to be outdated and nearly worthless, but the purchase included the stadium's lease to the Patriots which ran through 2001.[32] Kraft placed a bid on the Patriots franchise as well, but he lost the bidding to Victor Kiam.[33] Sullivan and Kiam then tried to move the team to Jacksonville, but Kraft refused to let them break the lease. Kiam was nearly brought down by bad investments of his own and was forced to sell the Patriots to James Orthwein in 1992.[31]

In 1994, Orthwein offered Kraft $75 million to buy out the remainder of the team's lease at Foxboro Stadium, but Kraft turned it down.[38] Orthwein was not interested in operating the team in New England and decided to sell it. Prospective buyers had to deal with Kraft, however, due to terms in the operating covenant, and he offered $172 million for an outright purchase which Orthwein accepted. It was the highest price ever paid for an NFL team at the time.[39] While future St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke had actually offered more money ($200 million), Orthwein would have had to bear all of the team's relocation expenses. Orthwein would have also been responsible for paying the costs of an all-but-certain legal battle over the lease, as Kraft let it be known that he would go to court to enforce the covenant.[39]

Kraft said that his passion for the Patriots led him to "break every one of my financial rules" in his pursuit of the team.[29] Indeed, he still believes he "overpaid" for the franchise. He still keeps a Victory Tour poster in his office as a reminder of what set in motion the events that allowed him to buy the Patriots.[31] Following the NFL's approval of the sale, the Patriots sold out their entire 1994 season, the first full sell-out in franchise history. Every Patriots home game–preseason, regular season, and playoffs–has been sold out ever since.[40]

In 1998, Kraft considered moving the Patriots to Hartford, Connecticut based on an offer that the state of Connecticut would finance a new stadium, but he terminated the deal just before it became binding to instead build a new stadium in Foxboro with Massachusetts infrastructure funding.[41] In 2002, Kraft financed a $350-million stadium for the Patriots initially called CMGI Field but renamed Gillette Stadium.[42] In 2007, Kraft began to develop the land around Gillette Stadium, creating a $375-million open-air shopping and entertainment center called Patriot Place. The development included "The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon," a multi-story museum and hall of fame attached to the stadium, and the "CBS Scene," a CBS-themed restaurant.[43][44]

On January 27, 2000, Kraft traded a first round draft pick to the New York Jets for the rights to hire Bill Belichick as head coach. The trade was met with criticism at the time, but proved to be successful after Belichick led the Patriots to win six Super Bowl championships and nine conference and 16 division titles.[45] In 2000, the Patriots drafted quarterback Tom Brady, who would be the team's starter from 2001 to 2019. The relationship between Kraft, Belichick and Brady has been credited with producing one of the most successful sports dynasties in football, although in later years the personal relationship between the three men grew strained.[46]

Under Kraft's ownership, the Patriots experienced sustained success for the first time in franchise history. While they appeared in Super Bowl XX under the Sullivans, this was one of only six playoff appearances in 34 years. Indeed, that Super Bowl season saw only the second playoff win in franchise history. However, they have made the playoffs 21 times in Kraft's 27 years as owner.[47][48] They have won 19 AFC East titles, including all but three since 2001 and 11 in a row from 2009 to 2019. They represented the AFC in the Super Bowl in 1996 (lost), 2001 (won), 2003 (won), 2004 (won), 2007 (lost), 2011 (lost), 2014 (won), 2016 (won), 2017 (lost) and 2018 (won). After having never won more than 11 games prior to Kraft's arrival, the Patriots have won at least 12 games 14 times, including finishing the 2007 regular season undefeated before losing to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII.[48]

Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday, referring to Kraft's role in helping to settle the NFL lockout before the 2011 season, said "He [Kraft] is a man who helped us save football."[49]

In 2005, during a visit to Saint Petersburg, Kraft gave Russian President Vladimir Putin his third Super Bowl ring. He released a statement some days after the visit claiming that it was a gift out of "respect and admiration" for the Russian people and Putin's leadership.[50] Kraft later said that he did not originally intend to give the ring as a gift and that his statement had been issued under pressure from the White House after Putin had kept the ring.[55] The ring is on display with state gifts at the Kremlin.[56]

Former Patriot Ryan O'Callaghan wrote in his book that Kraft supported him when he publicly came out as gay in 2017. According to O'Callaghan, Kraft invited him to a reception and said, "What you did took a lot of courage. I'm so proud of you" and that he would be "forever a Patriot".[57]

Soccer

In 1996, Kraft founded the New England Revolution, a charter member of Major League Soccer which began playing alongside the Patriots at Foxboro Stadium.[58] Kraft also owned the San Jose Clash (later San Jose Earthquakes) from 1998 to 2000.[59]

In November 2005, Kraft met with Rick Parry, the Chief Executive of English Premier League team Liverpool. Kraft was rumored to be interested in investing money into the 2004–05 Champions League winners. Kraft told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Liverpool is a great brand and it's something our family respects a lot. We're always interested in opportunities and growing, so you never know what can happen." Eventually, however, the club was sold to American duo George Gillett and Tom Hicks.[60] Liverpool is now owned by Fenway Sports Group, owners of fellow Boston-based sport team the Boston Red Sox.

In October 2017, Kraft said he was "still intrigued" by the possibility of buying a Premier League football club, but that he was concerned about the lack of a salary cap in British football.[61]

In 2017, Kraft was named the Honorary Chairman of the board of directors for the successful joint Canadian-Mexican-American bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

In 2019, Kraft hired Bruce Arena as head coach and sporting director of the New England Revolution.[62] In 2020, the team had their first playoff win in six years.[63]

Esports

Blizzard Entertainment announced in July 2017 that Kraft bought ownership in the Boston Uprising, one of the first seven teams for the professional esports Overwatch League.[64] They played in Season 1 of the Overwatch League. Preseason for the league began December 6, 2017, and the regular season started on January 10, 2018.[65] Boston Uprising finished third in the Overwatch League's inaugural season.[66]

Kraft Foundation

The Krafts have donated hundreds of millions of dollars to philanthropic work including education, child- and women-related issues, healthcare, youth sports and American and Israeli causes.[67] Among the many institutions the Krafts have supported are Columbia University, Harvard Business School, Brandeis University, The College of the Holy Cross, Boston College, Tufts University, Yeshiva University,[68] the Belmont Hill School, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston.

In 1989, Myra and Robert Kraft launched the Passport to Israel Fund, in collaboration with Center for Jewish Progress of Greater Boston (CJP), to help parents send their teenage children to Israel.[69] One of their most distinctive projects is supporting American Football Israel, including Kraft Family Stadium in Jerusalem and the Kraft Family Israel Football League. In 1990, Kraft, his wife, and his father-in-law funded a joint professorship between Brandeis University and Holy Cross College, forming the Kraft-Hiatt endowed chairs in comparative religion – the first inter-religious endowed chairs in the United States.[70]

In 2011, the Krafts pledged $20 million to Partners HealthCare to launch the Kraft Family National Center for Leadership and Training in Community Health,[71] an initiative designed to improve access to quality healthcare at community health centers throughout New England. The Krafts supported the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Philanthropy

In 2000, Kraft donated $11.5 million to construct the Columbia/Hillel which is made of the same white stone used in Jerusalem.[72] In 2007, after a $5 million payment to Columbia's intercollegiate athletics program, the playing field at Columbia's Lawrence A. Wien Stadium at the Baker Field Athletics Complex was named Robert K. Kraft Field.[73]

Following the Boston Marathon bombing, Kraft announced he would match up to $100,000 in donations made for the victims through the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation.[74]

In 2017, Kraft announced a contribution of $6 million to build the first regulation size American football field in Israel.[75] In June 2017, Robert Kraft, along with several NFL Hall of Famers, traveled to Israel for the grand opening of the new Kraft Family Sports Campus.[76] Kraft has led additional "Touchdown in Israel" trips to Israel, with Patriots and Hall of Famers, since that 2017 trip.[77] That same year, Kraft funded a new van as part of the Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital in order to help combat the opioid crisis in Boston. The vans allow those with opioid addiction to seek health services in their own neighborhoods.[78]

In 2018, Kraft donated $10 million to CJP for the renovation of its headquarters in downtown Boston.[79] In 2019, Kraft, along with Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, hosted a soccer match between the New England Revolution and Chelsea F.C., called Final Whistle on Hate, to raise money to combat antisemitism.[80] The match raised an estimated $4 million, with Kraft personally contributing $1 million toward the fund.[81] Following Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at Tree of Life, Kraft visited the synagogue to pay his respects and attended services with the congregation[82] before the Patriots played the Steelers in a game the next day.

In June 2019, Kraft received Israel's Genesis Prize. While at the event in Jerusalem, Kraft pledged $20 million to establish a foundation that will fight antisemitism and combat the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.[83][84] The next month, Kraft pledged $100,000 to the families of seven motorcyclists killed in a crash the month before.[85] He donated $20,000 and attended the memorial in Worcester to honor fallen firefighter Christopher Roy on the one-year anniversary of his death.[86][87] Kraft teamed with recording artists Jay-Z and Meek Mill, as well as Michael G. Rubin, the executive chairman of Fanatics, among others to announce a foundation of criminal justice reform called REFORM Alliance. In coordination with the REFORM Alliance, Kraft invited more than 50 children (ages 5–17) to fly on the Patriots' team charter to attend the Patriots game against the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium. The children attending the game each had parents who have been incarcerated for technical probation violations.[88] As of 2019, Kraft has led 27 missions to Israel.[89]

In 2020, Kraft partnered with Chinese company Tencent to purchase 1.2 million N95 masks to donate to medical workers in New York and Massachusetts to help combat the coronavirus pandemic, sending the New England Patriots' private team plane to China to pick up the supplies.[90][91] Kraft initially negotiated for 1.7 million masks, but only 1.2 million fit on board.[92] They were allowed three hours on the ground in China at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.[93][94] The plane was used to deliver 500,000 vaccines to El Salvador in May 2021.[95] Using the New England Patriots truck, they distributed 300,000 masks in New York City, 900,000 masks in Massachusetts and 100,000 in Rhode Island.[96] In May 2020, Kraft put his Super Bowl LI ring up for auction with proceeds designated to help feed those facing food insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[97]

Kraft lent the Patriots team plane to the University of Rhode Island Rams football team in October 2021 after the team's charter flight fell through. He covered all costs despite the URI Rams expecting to pay expenses through the team's budget.[98]

In 2022, Harvard Business School announced the creation of the Robert K. Kraft Family Fellowship Fund, committing $24 million to benefit potential students with limited means to attend HBS.[99]

Personal life

In June 1963, Kraft married Myra Nathalie Hiatt, a 1964 graduate of Brandeis University and the daughter of the late Worcester, Massachusetts, businessman and philanthropist Jacob Hiatt. She died due to ovarian cancer, aged 68, on July 20, 2011.[100][101] The Krafts were members of Temple Emanuel in Newton, Massachusetts.[102] A patch bearing Kraft's initials (MHK) appeared on the Patriots' uniform jersey throughout the 2011 season.[103] The couple had four sons: Jonathan A. Kraft, Daniel A. Kraft, Joshua M. Kraft,[104] and David H. Kraft.[105]

In June 2012, Kraft began dating actress Ricki Noel Lander.[113] Kraft and Lander broke up later in 2018.[114][115]

Kraft was among 25 people facing first-degree misdemeanor charges for soliciting prostitution at a day spa in 2019.[120] Kraft's attorney electronically entered a not-guilty plea, and later submitted a court filing where Kraft waived arraignment, plead not guilty to all charges and requested a jury trial.[126] A memo filed by Kraft's attorneys revealed that hidden cameras had been installed when investigators entered the facility under the guise of a bomb threat.[131] A Palm Beach County judge ruled that prosecutors could not use the videos in their case, citing privacy concerns.[132] A Florida appeals court also ruled that Kraft's constitutional rights were violated, and all the charges were dropped.[137] US District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz ordered the videos to be destroyed.[138]

On March 5, 2022, an announcement was made by Tommy Hilfiger at the inaugural amfAR Gala Palm Beach event that Kraft and his partner, Dana Blumberg, had become engaged.[139] On October 14, 2022, the couple married in New York City.[140]

On October 30, 2022, the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, which was founded by Kraft, sponsored an ad encouraging people to denounce hate against Jewish people. The ad aired during NFL games and was titled ”Stand Up to Jewish Hate”. This action came in response to antisemitic comments made by Kanye West and later Kyrie Irving.[141]

Awards and honors

Kraft has won various awards throughout his career in football, most notably becoming a six-time Super Bowl champion (as the owner of the Patriots: XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII). In 2006, Kraft was awarded the NCAA's highest honor when he received the Theodore Roosevelt Award, "presented annually to a distinguished citizen of national reputation and outstanding accomplishments."[142][143] Later in 2012, Kraft was a recipient of the George Halas Award.[144]

Kraft has received honors from several colleges and universities. In 1987, Kraft received the John Jay Award from Columbia University.[143] Columbia University later awarded Kraft in 2004 with the Alexander Hamilton Medal.[143] In 2007, Columbia University's honored Kraft for his donation of US$5 million, renaming the playing field to Robert K. Kraft Field.[73][143] In 2015, Kraft received an honorary doctorate in humane letters[68] from Yeshiva University.[145]

In the 2010's, Kraft was recognized for his lifetime achievements. In 2011, Kraft was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[146] In 2013, Kraft was awarded the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence.[147] In June 2019, Kraft received Israel's Genesis Prize Genesis Prize, a $1 million award given to an individual who is committed to Jewish values and is an inspiration to the next generation of Jews.[148][149][150]

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robert, kraft, other, people, named, disambiguation, robert, kenneth, kraft, born, june, 1941, american, billionaire, businessman, chairman, chief, executive, officer, kraft, group, diversified, holding, company, with, assets, paper, packaging, sports, enterta. For other people named Robert Kraft see Robert Kraft disambiguation Robert Kenneth Kraft 1 born June 5 1941 is an American billionaire businessman He is the chairman and chief executive officer CEO of the Kraft Group a diversified holding company with assets in paper and packaging sports and entertainment real estate development and a private equity portfolio Since 1994 he has owned the New England Patriots of National Football League NFL Kraft also owns the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer MLS which he founded in 1996 and the esport based Boston Uprising which he founded in 2017 As of 2022 update he has a net worth of 10 6 billion 3 Robert KraftKraft in 2012BornRobert Kenneth Kraft 1941 06 05 June 5 1941 age 81 Brookline Massachusetts U S EducationColumbia University BA Harvard University MBA Political partyDemocratic 1 2 Spouse s Myra Hiatt m 1963 died 2011 wbr Dana Blumberg m 2022 wbr PartnerRicki Noel Lander 2012 2018 Children4 including JonathanFootball careerNew England PatriotsPosition Principal ownerCareer historyAs an executive New England Patriots 1994 present Principal ownerCareer highlights and awards6 Super Bowl champion XXXVI XXXVIII XXXIX XLIX LI LIII Theodore Roosevelt Award George Halas Award 2012 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Business career 3 Sports ownership 3 1 Boston Lobsters 3 2 American football 3 3 Soccer 3 4 Esports 4 Kraft Foundation 5 Philanthropy 6 Personal life 7 Awards and honors 8 References 9 External linksEarly life and education EditKraft was born in Brookline Massachusetts the son of Sarah Bryna Webber and Harry Kraft a dress manufacturer in Boston s Chinatown 4 His mother was born in Halifax Nova Scotia 5 his father was a lay leader at Congregation Kehillath Israel in Brookline and wanted his son to become a rabbi 1 The Krafts were a Modern Orthodox Jewish family Robert attended the Edward Devotion School 6 and graduated from Brookline High School 7 8 9 As a child he sold newspapers outside of Braves Field in Boston 10 During high school he was unable to participate in most sports because it interfered with his after school Hebrew studies and observance of the Sabbath 1 Kraft attended Columbia University on an academic scholarship and he served as class president 11 12 He played tennis and safety on the school s freshman and lightweight football teams 1 13 14 During that time he also lived in Carman Hall 15 He met Myra Hiatt at a delicatessen in Boston s Back Bay in 1962 1 and they married in June 1963 16 He graduated from Columbia that same year and he received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1965 1 17 Kraft was elected chairman of the Newton Democratic City Committee when he was 27 He considered running against Representative Philip J Philbin in 1970 but chose not to citing the loss of privacy and strain on his family that politics would have caused He was further discouraged from entering politics by the suicide of his friend State Representative H James Shea Jr 1 Business career EditKraft began his professional career with the Rand Whitney Group a Worcester based packaging company run by his father in law Jacob Hiatt 8 In 1968 he gained control of the company through a leveraged buyout 1 He still serves as this company s chairman In 1972 he founded International Forest Products a trader of physical paper commodities The two combined companies make up the largest privately held paper and packaging companies in the United States Kraft has stated that he started the company out of a hunch that the increase in international communications and transportation would lead to an expansion of global trade in the late twentieth century 18 International Forest Products became a top 100 US exporter importer in 1997 and in 2001 was ranked No 7 on the Journal of Commerce s list in that category 19 20 21 Kraft said of the business in 1991 that We do things for a number of companies including Avon Kodak cosmetics companies candies toys The company produced both corrugated and folding cartons which he stated are used to package everything from the Patriot missile to mints to Estee Lauder Indiana Glass and Polaroid 22 Kraft acquired interests in other areas and ultimately formed the Kraft Group as an umbrella for them in 1998 18 Kraft was an investor in New England Television Corp which gained control of the channel 7 license for Boston in 1982 23 and Kraft became a director of the board a year later after the newly licensed station WNEV TV signed on replacing the former WNAC TV In 1986 he was named president of the corporation 24 In 1991 Kraft exercised his option to sell his shares for an estimated 25 million 25 Sports ownership EditBoston Lobsters Edit In 1974 Kraft and five others purchased the Boston Lobsters of World TeamTennis WTT 26 The group spent heavily to lure a number of top players including Martina Navratilova and the Lobsters became one of the best teams in WTT Following the 1978 season Kraft announced that the franchise would fold 27 The league itself folded soon thereafter 1 After the Lobsters folded Kraft was also mentioned as a bidder for the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Celtics 1 American football Edit Kraft and Bill Belichick with Presidents Bush May 2004 Obama April 2015 and Trump April 2017 at the Patriots White House ceremonies Kraft has been a Patriots fan since their American Football League days and has been a season ticket holder since 1971 when the team moved to Schaefer Stadium 8 In 1985 he bought a 10 year option on Foxboro Raceway a horse track adjacent to the stadium and the purchase prevented Patriots owner Billy Sullivan from holding non Patriot events at the stadium while races were being held 28 Kraft took advantage of the fact that the Sullivans owned the stadium but not the surrounding land and it was the beginning of a quest to buy the stadium and the Patriots 29 Sullivan s family was reeling from a series of bad investments principally The Jackson Five 1984 Victory Tour for which they had to pledge Sullivan Stadium as collateral 30 Those problems ultimately forced Sullivan to sell controlling interest of the team in 1988 while the stadium lapsed into bankruptcy 31 In 1988 Kraft outbid several competitors to buy the stadium out of bankruptcy court from Sullivan for 22 million The stadium was considered to be outdated and nearly worthless but the purchase included the stadium s lease to the Patriots which ran through 2001 32 Kraft placed a bid on the Patriots franchise as well but he lost the bidding to Victor Kiam 33 Sullivan and Kiam then tried to move the team to Jacksonville but Kraft refused to let them break the lease Kiam was nearly brought down by bad investments of his own and was forced to sell the Patriots to James Orthwein in 1992 31 In 1994 Orthwein offered Kraft 75 million to buy out the remainder of the team s lease at Foxboro Stadium but Kraft turned it down 38 Orthwein was not interested in operating the team in New England and decided to sell it Prospective buyers had to deal with Kraft however due to terms in the operating covenant and he offered 172 million for an outright purchase which Orthwein accepted It was the highest price ever paid for an NFL team at the time 39 While future St Louis Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke had actually offered more money 200 million Orthwein would have had to bear all of the team s relocation expenses Orthwein would have also been responsible for paying the costs of an all but certain legal battle over the lease as Kraft let it be known that he would go to court to enforce the covenant 39 Kraft said that his passion for the Patriots led him to break every one of my financial rules in his pursuit of the team 29 Indeed he still believes he overpaid for the franchise He still keeps a Victory Tour poster in his office as a reminder of what set in motion the events that allowed him to buy the Patriots 31 Following the NFL s approval of the sale the Patriots sold out their entire 1994 season the first full sell out in franchise history Every Patriots home game preseason regular season and playoffs has been sold out ever since 40 In 1998 Kraft considered moving the Patriots to Hartford Connecticut based on an offer that the state of Connecticut would finance a new stadium but he terminated the deal just before it became binding to instead build a new stadium in Foxboro with Massachusetts infrastructure funding 41 In 2002 Kraft financed a 350 million stadium for the Patriots initially called CMGI Field but renamed Gillette Stadium 42 In 2007 Kraft began to develop the land around Gillette Stadium creating a 375 million open air shopping and entertainment center called Patriot Place The development included The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon a multi story museum and hall of fame attached to the stadium and the CBS Scene a CBS themed restaurant 43 44 On January 27 2000 Kraft traded a first round draft pick to the New York Jets for the rights to hire Bill Belichick as head coach The trade was met with criticism at the time but proved to be successful after Belichick led the Patriots to win six Super Bowl championships and nine conference and 16 division titles 45 In 2000 the Patriots drafted quarterback Tom Brady who would be the team s starter from 2001 to 2019 The relationship between Kraft Belichick and Brady has been credited with producing one of the most successful sports dynasties in football although in later years the personal relationship between the three men grew strained 46 Under Kraft s ownership the Patriots experienced sustained success for the first time in franchise history While they appeared in Super Bowl XX under the Sullivans this was one of only six playoff appearances in 34 years Indeed that Super Bowl season saw only the second playoff win in franchise history However they have made the playoffs 21 times in Kraft s 27 years as owner 47 48 They have won 19 AFC East titles including all but three since 2001 and 11 in a row from 2009 to 2019 They represented the AFC in the Super Bowl in 1996 lost 2001 won 2003 won 2004 won 2007 lost 2011 lost 2014 won 2016 won 2017 lost and 2018 won After having never won more than 11 games prior to Kraft s arrival the Patriots have won at least 12 games 14 times including finishing the 2007 regular season undefeated before losing to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII 48 Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday referring to Kraft s role in helping to settle the NFL lockout before the 2011 season said He Kraft is a man who helped us save football 49 In 2005 during a visit to Saint Petersburg Kraft gave Russian President Vladimir Putin his third Super Bowl ring He released a statement some days after the visit claiming that it was a gift out of respect and admiration for the Russian people and Putin s leadership 50 Kraft later said that he did not originally intend to give the ring as a gift and that his statement had been issued under pressure from the White House after Putin had kept the ring 55 The ring is on display with state gifts at the Kremlin 56 Former Patriot Ryan O Callaghan wrote in his book that Kraft supported him when he publicly came out as gay in 2017 According to O Callaghan Kraft invited him to a reception and said What you did took a lot of courage I m so proud of you and that he would be forever a Patriot 57 Soccer Edit In 1996 Kraft founded the New England Revolution a charter member of Major League Soccer which began playing alongside the Patriots at Foxboro Stadium 58 Kraft also owned the San Jose Clash later San Jose Earthquakes from 1998 to 2000 59 In November 2005 Kraft met with Rick Parry the Chief Executive of English Premier League team Liverpool Kraft was rumored to be interested in investing money into the 2004 05 Champions League winners Kraft told BBC Radio 5 Live Liverpool is a great brand and it s something our family respects a lot We re always interested in opportunities and growing so you never know what can happen Eventually however the club was sold to American duo George Gillett and Tom Hicks 60 Liverpool is now owned by Fenway Sports Group owners of fellow Boston based sport team the Boston Red Sox In October 2017 Kraft said he was still intrigued by the possibility of buying a Premier League football club but that he was concerned about the lack of a salary cap in British football 61 In 2017 Kraft was named the Honorary Chairman of the board of directors for the successful joint Canadian Mexican American bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup In 2019 Kraft hired Bruce Arena as head coach and sporting director of the New England Revolution 62 In 2020 the team had their first playoff win in six years 63 Esports Edit Blizzard Entertainment announced in July 2017 that Kraft bought ownership in the Boston Uprising one of the first seven teams for the professional esports Overwatch League 64 They played in Season 1 of the Overwatch League Preseason for the league began December 6 2017 and the regular season started on January 10 2018 65 Boston Uprising finished third in the Overwatch League s inaugural season 66 Kraft Foundation EditThe Krafts have donated hundreds of millions of dollars to philanthropic work including education child and women related issues healthcare youth sports and American and Israeli causes 67 Among the many institutions the Krafts have supported are Columbia University Harvard Business School Brandeis University The College of the Holy Cross Boston College Tufts University Yeshiva University 68 the Belmont Hill School and the Boys amp Girls Clubs of Boston In 1989 Myra and Robert Kraft launched the Passport to Israel Fund in collaboration with Center for Jewish Progress of Greater Boston CJP to help parents send their teenage children to Israel 69 One of their most distinctive projects is supporting American Football Israel including Kraft Family Stadium in Jerusalem and the Kraft Family Israel Football League In 1990 Kraft his wife and his father in law funded a joint professorship between Brandeis University and Holy Cross College forming the Kraft Hiatt endowed chairs in comparative religion the first inter religious endowed chairs in the United States 70 In 2011 the Krafts pledged 20 million to Partners HealthCare to launch the Kraft Family National Center for Leadership and Training in Community Health 71 an initiative designed to improve access to quality healthcare at community health centers throughout New England The Krafts supported the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston Philanthropy EditIn 2000 Kraft donated 11 5 million to construct the Columbia Hillel which is made of the same white stone used in Jerusalem 72 In 2007 after a 5 million payment to Columbia s intercollegiate athletics program the playing field at Columbia s Lawrence A Wien Stadium at the Baker Field Athletics Complex was named Robert K Kraft Field 73 Following the Boston Marathon bombing Kraft announced he would match up to 100 000 in donations made for the victims through the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation 74 In 2017 Kraft announced a contribution of 6 million to build the first regulation size American football field in Israel 75 In June 2017 Robert Kraft along with several NFL Hall of Famers traveled to Israel for the grand opening of the new Kraft Family Sports Campus 76 Kraft has led additional Touchdown in Israel trips to Israel with Patriots and Hall of Famers since that 2017 trip 77 That same year Kraft funded a new van as part of the Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital in order to help combat the opioid crisis in Boston The vans allow those with opioid addiction to seek health services in their own neighborhoods 78 In 2018 Kraft donated 10 million to CJP for the renovation of its headquarters in downtown Boston 79 In 2019 Kraft along with Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich hosted a soccer match between the New England Revolution and Chelsea F C called Final Whistle on Hate to raise money to combat antisemitism 80 The match raised an estimated 4 million with Kraft personally contributing 1 million toward the fund 81 Following Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at Tree of Life Kraft visited the synagogue to pay his respects and attended services with the congregation 82 before the Patriots played the Steelers in a game the next day In June 2019 Kraft received Israel s Genesis Prize While at the event in Jerusalem Kraft pledged 20 million to establish a foundation that will fight antisemitism and combat the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions BDS movement against Israel 83 84 The next month Kraft pledged 100 000 to the families of seven motorcyclists killed in a crash the month before 85 He donated 20 000 and attended the memorial in Worcester to honor fallen firefighter Christopher Roy on the one year anniversary of his death 86 87 Kraft teamed with recording artists Jay Z and Meek Mill as well as Michael G Rubin the executive chairman of Fanatics among others to announce a foundation of criminal justice reform called REFORM Alliance In coordination with the REFORM Alliance Kraft invited more than 50 children ages 5 17 to fly on the Patriots team charter to attend the Patriots game against the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium The children attending the game each had parents who have been incarcerated for technical probation violations 88 As of 2019 Kraft has led 27 missions to Israel 89 In 2020 Kraft partnered with Chinese company Tencent to purchase 1 2 million N95 masks to donate to medical workers in New York and Massachusetts to help combat the coronavirus pandemic sending the New England Patriots private team plane to China to pick up the supplies 90 91 Kraft initially negotiated for 1 7 million masks but only 1 2 million fit on board 92 They were allowed three hours on the ground in China at Shenzhen Bao an International Airport 93 94 The plane was used to deliver 500 000 vaccines to El Salvador in May 2021 95 Using the New England Patriots truck they distributed 300 000 masks in New York City 900 000 masks in Massachusetts and 100 000 in Rhode Island 96 In May 2020 Kraft put his Super Bowl LI ring up for auction with proceeds designated to help feed those facing food insecurity as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic 97 Kraft lent the Patriots team plane to the University of Rhode Island Rams football team in October 2021 after the team s charter flight fell through He covered all costs despite the URI Rams expecting to pay expenses through the team s budget 98 In 2022 Harvard Business School announced the creation of the Robert K Kraft Family Fellowship Fund committing 24 million to benefit potential students with limited means to attend HBS 99 Personal life EditIn June 1963 Kraft married Myra Nathalie Hiatt a 1964 graduate of Brandeis University and the daughter of the late Worcester Massachusetts businessman and philanthropist Jacob Hiatt She died due to ovarian cancer aged 68 on July 20 2011 100 101 The Krafts were members of Temple Emanuel in Newton Massachusetts 102 A patch bearing Kraft s initials MHK appeared on the Patriots uniform jersey throughout the 2011 season 103 The couple had four sons Jonathan A Kraft Daniel A Kraft Joshua M Kraft 104 and David H Kraft 105 In June 2012 Kraft began dating actress Ricki Noel Lander 113 Kraft and Lander broke up later in 2018 114 115 Kraft was among 25 people facing first degree misdemeanor charges for soliciting prostitution at a day spa in 2019 120 Kraft s attorney electronically entered a not guilty plea and later submitted a court filing where Kraft waived arraignment plead not guilty to all charges and requested a jury trial 126 A memo filed by Kraft s attorneys revealed that hidden cameras had been installed when investigators entered the facility under the guise of a bomb threat 131 A Palm Beach County judge ruled that prosecutors could not use the videos in their case citing privacy concerns 132 A Florida appeals court also ruled that Kraft s constitutional rights were violated and all the charges were dropped 137 US District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz ordered the videos to be destroyed 138 On March 5 2022 an announcement was made by Tommy Hilfiger at the inaugural amfAR Gala Palm Beach event that Kraft and his partner Dana Blumberg had become engaged 139 On October 14 2022 the couple married in New York City 140 On October 30 2022 the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism which was founded by Kraft sponsored an ad encouraging people to denounce hate against Jewish people The ad aired during NFL games and was titled Stand Up to Jewish Hate This action came in response to antisemitic comments made by Kanye West and later Kyrie Irving 141 Awards and honors EditKraft has won various awards throughout his career in football most notably becoming a six time Super Bowl champion as the owner of the Patriots XXXVI XXXVIII XXXIX XLIX LI LIII In 2006 Kraft was awarded the NCAA s highest honor when he received the Theodore Roosevelt Award presented annually to a distinguished citizen of national reputation and outstanding accomplishments 142 143 Later in 2012 Kraft was a recipient of the George Halas Award 144 Kraft has received honors from several colleges and universities In 1987 Kraft received the John Jay Award from Columbia University 143 Columbia University later awarded Kraft in 2004 with the Alexander Hamilton Medal 143 In 2007 Columbia University s honored Kraft for his donation of US 5 million renaming the playing field to Robert K Kraft Field 73 143 In 2015 Kraft received an honorary doctorate in humane letters 68 from Yeshiva University 145 In the 2010 s Kraft was recognized for his lifetime achievements In 2011 Kraft was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 146 In 2013 Kraft was awarded the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence 147 In June 2019 Kraft received Israel s Genesis Prize Genesis Prize a 1 million award given to an individual who is committed to Jewish values and is an inspiration to the next generation of Jews 148 149 150 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k Kindleberger Richard December 19 1993 The family man Ties that bind pull at Patriots bidder the complex Robert Kraft The Boston Globe via Newspapers com Myers Gary January 29 2017 Patriots owner Robert Kraft opens up about Deflategate Roger Goodell and President Donald Trump New York Daily News Retrieved January 28 2018 Robert Kraft Forbes Retrieved January 27 2022 Honor Harry Kraft 25th Yarzheit PDF Congki org Retrieved February 26 2019 https www pressreader com canada ottawa citizen 20170201 281951722545654 via PressReader a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help New York Times Between You and Me By Mike Wallace with Gary Paul Gates January 22 2006 Baird Susanna November 14 2014 Kraft cements his love for the old alma mater Brookline High fetes Patriot owner Boston Globe Retrieved March 2 2015 a b c Massachusetts Live For New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft an off season of personal tragedy professional triumph By Howard Ulman September 6 2011 Jewish Owners Face Off in Super Bowl XLVI Jspace February 4 2012 Archived from the original on January 25 2013 Robert Kraft Forbes Retrieved October 27 2020 Drosnin Michael March 12 1963 Withhold Class Funds Letter Asks Seniors Kraft Claims Message Will Not Hurt Drive Columbia Spectator Retrieved March 2 2015 Thomas Oliver Patriots owner Robert Kraft to receive honorary doctorate New England Patriots Retrieved April 7 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Aleman Magbic Notable Alumni Retrieved March 26 2016 Robert Kraft to Be Inducted to Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame by Paige Allen June 18 2012 Columbia Spectator 25 March 2005 Columbia Spectator spectatorarchive library columbia edu Retrieved April 30 2022 Paulson Michael March 18 2007 Giving Large The Boston Globe Kraft Urges Class of 2005 Dream Big 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March 2 2015 O Connell James C 2013 The Hub s Metropolis Greater Boston s Development from Railroad Suburbs to Smart Growth MIT Press p 244 ISBN 9780262018753 Retrieved March 2 2015 Guregian Karen January 25 2020 Robert Kraft Patriots still smiling on 20th anniversary of Bill Belichick trade Boston Herald Retrieved April 7 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Patriots book goes inside secretive franchise ESPN com Retrieved January 27 2022 CBSBoston com Staff January 21 2021 Throwback Thursday Robert Kraft Purchased Patriots 27 Years Ago Today Retrieved April 1 2021 a b Libon Daniel December 14 2014 Game Notes Patriots Clinch AFC East With Win Over Miami Dolphins The Patriots won 41 13 Foxborough Patch Retrieved March 2 2015 Reiss Mike July 25 2011 Saturday Kraft helped save football ESPN Retrieved September 12 2021 Super Bowl ring has 124 diamonds ESPN Associated Press June 29 2005 Retrieved September 12 2021 Smith Michael David June 15 2013 Putin said I can kill someone with this took Kraft s Super Bowl ring ProFootballTalk com Retrieved September 12 2021 Farrar Doug June 15 2013 Robert Kraft says that Vladimir Putin stole his Super Bowl ring which the Kremlin denies Shutdown Corner Yahoo Sports Eshchenko Alla Karimi Faith June 16 2013 Russian president I did not steal Super Bowl ring CNN Swaine Jon June 16 2013 Vladimir Putin stole a 25 000 ring from New England Patriots owner The Telegraph 51 52 53 54 Smith Michael David June 16 2013 Spokesman for Putin denies he stole Kraft s Super Bowl ring ProFootballTalk com Retrieved March 26 2016 Gleeson Scott August 28 2019 Ex Patriots lineman Ryan O Callaghan who came out as gay recalls Robert Kraft s support USA Today A New Sports League Newsweek 1996 p 94 Club History San Jose Earthquakes July 10 2015 Retrieved February 8 2019 Kraft admits Liverpool interest BBC Sport November 14 2005 Retrieved September 19 2009 Robert Kraft still intrigued by prospect of 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2020 A Million N95 Masks Are Coming from China on Board the New England Patriots Plane Wall Street Journal Robert Kraft lends Patriots plane to transport N95 masks from China NBC Sports Lauletta Tyler Patriots owner Robert Kraft explains how the team plane brought more than 1 million N95 masks to the US The most challenging operation our organization ever had to do Insider Retrieved April 8 2020 Beaton Andrew April 3 2020 A Million N95 Masks Are Coming From China on Board the New England Patriots Plane The Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved April 8 2020 Patriots Team Jet Bringing 1 2 Million Masks from China Arrives In Boston TMZ Retrieved April 8 2020 Patriots Plane Delivers 500K Chinese Vaccine Doses to El Salvador NBC Sports Holmes Kristen Hassan Carma Williams David April 2 2020 New England Patriots team plane with 1 2 million N95 masks arrives from China to help ease shortages CNN Retrieved April 8 2020 Patriots Kraft auctioning Super Bowl LI ring for charity in All In 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Retrieved May 9 2018 Chappell Bill February 25 2019 Robert Kraft Is Formally Charged With Solicitation Over Visits To Florida Day Spa NPR Retrieved February 25 2019 Patriots owner Robert Kraft facing charges of soliciting a prostitute ESPN February 22 2019 Retrieved February 22 2019 Quinn T J March 20 2019 Source Kraft files motion to suppress evidence ESPN Retrieved March 20 2019 Blaskey Sarah Nehamas Nicholas Ostroff Caitlin March 8 2019 Trump cheered Patriots to Super Bowl victory with founder of spa where Kraft was busted Miami Herald Retrieved March 8 2019 116 117 118 119 Carroll Charlotte February 28 2019 Robert Kraft Pleads Not Guilty to Solicitation of Prostitution Sports Illustrated Retrieved February 28 2019 Robert Kraft pleads not guilty to soliciting prostitution The Boston Globe March 26 2019 Retrieved March 26 2019 via Boston com Reiss Mike March 23 2019 Kraft releases statement says he is truly sorry ESPN Retrieved March 23 2019 Mar a Lago massage parlours and selling 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Boston com AP Retrieved May 13 2019 Florida appeals court agrees to throw out video evidence in prostitution case against Patriots owner Robert Kraft ABC News Retrieved August 20 2020 Florida decision likely clears Patriots owner of soliciting sex NBC News Retrieved September 23 2020 Spencer Terry September 24 2020 Patriots owner Robert Kraft cleared of massage parlor sex charge Boston com AP Retrieved September 24 2020 Arsenault Cassy Rendon Alvarez Karla October 2 2019 Prosecutors File Appeal to Permit Video Evidence in Robert Kraft Case NBC Boston Archived from the original on January 6 2020 Retrieved October 2 2019 133 134 135 136 Judge orders massage parlor video of Kraft destroyed The Boston Globe AP January 25 2021 Retrieved January 26 2021 Kirkpatrick Emily March 7 2022 Tommy Hilfiger Announces Robert Kraft Is Engaged to Girlfriend Dana Blumberg Vanity Fair Mohr Ian Bitsky Leah October 15 2022 Robert Kraft marries Dana Blumberg in star studded surprise wedding Page Six Retrieved October 15 2022 Lukpat Alyssa October 31 2022 Robert Kraft Sponsors Stand Up to Jewish Hate Ad After a Surge in Anti Semitism Wall Street Journal Retrieved November 21 2022 Columbia Magazine Columbia edu Retrieved August 31 2017 a b c d Robert K Kraft gocolumbialions com The Official Athletics Website of Columbia University in the City of New York Retrieved March 26 2016 Robert Kraft Wins George Halas Award Boston cbslocal com June 18 2012 Retrieved March 26 2016 Robert Kraft to receive honorary degree The Boston Globe American Academy of Arts and Sciences to induct 231st Class of Members Press release American Academy of Arts and Sciences September 27 2011 Archived from the original on April 23 2010 Retrieved September 2 2012 Robert Kraft receives Carnegie Hall award Boston com Retrieved March 26 2016 Patriots owner Robert Kraft pledges 20M to fight anti Semitism NFL com June 20 2019 Robert Kraft to Establish a Foundation to Combat Anti Semitism BDS Delegitimization of Israel New England Patriots June 20 2019 Israel Awards Patriots Owner Kraft the Jewish Nobel Prize The New York Times January 9 2019 Retrieved May 22 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Kraft businessman New England Patriots biography New England Revolution biography The Kraft Group Forbes 2011 The 400 Richest Americans 263 Robert Kraft Forbes 2008 The 500 Largest American Private Companies 326 The Kraft Group Forbes 2011 The World s Billionaires 833 Robert KraftSporting positionsPreceded byJames Orthwein Principal Owner of the New England Patriots1994 present IncumbentHonorary titlesPreceded bySally Ride Recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Award2006 Succeeded byPaul TagliabuePreceded byNatalie Portman Recipient of the Genesis Prize2019 Succeeded by Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Kraft amp oldid 1153507959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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