Businessman and sportsman, Robert Kraftest the founder of many companies and was ranked 122nd in the ranking of Forbes 400 richest men. Robert founded the Kraft Holding company, consolidated into several other companies in 1998, then bought the New England Patriots team, which did not do well before turning things around and became one of the most successful teams of the National. Football League (NFL).
Let yourself take a peek into the life of this businessman and learn about his children as well as his current net worth as you read.
Who is Robert Kraft?
Whose full name is Robert KennethKraft was born on June 5, 1941 in Brookline. Harry Kraft, who was his father, was a devout Jew and a leader of the organized Jewish rally at Brookline. Her father was also a businessman who worked in the garment industry. Kraft grew up Jewish and his parents hoped he would one day become a rabbi.
He attained his early education at Edward Devotional School and Brookline High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Columbia University where he was named class president. Robert Kraft was also an avid football player in college and he was part of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.
After graduating from Columbia University in 1963, Robert was determined to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School two years later, in 1965.
Career
Robert Kraft worked for his father-in-law, Jacob Hiatt in his paper packaging business. In 1968 Kraft acquired half of the company and in 1972 bought it out. In the same year, he created the Kraft group, which led both the trade in wood and its products, as well as a sports division.
To learn more about his sports business, Kraft teamed up with some associates in 1975 to buy the Boston Lobsters, although it was closed in 1978 due to the closure of the World Team Tennis League. Along with some partners, in 1985, in Massachusetts, he obtained a large piece of land surrounding Foxboro Stadium (then called Sullivan’s Stadium), with the aim of buying it back, which he later did in 1988.
In 1994, Robert Kraft bought the New England Patriots team, and incidentally, the team qualified for the playoffs after a list of failures. Later in 1996, they made it to the Super Bowl; this had only happened once since their conception. With Robert Kraft on board and changes to team structure and hierarchy, the New England Patriots became one of the most successful teams in the NFL with the biggest names in the sport such as Tom Brady ; quite a remarkable change from their normal trend!
Also, Kraft decided to rename the stadium to Gillette Stadium based on the suggestions offered. He then built the stadium with structures for a hotel, retail store, restaurant, and theater. Robert Kraft is also the founder of the New England Revolution, although they have yet to achieve the same level and success as the Patriots on the field.
wife, son, daughter
Robert Kraft married in June 1963, the yearhe graduated from college at Myra Nathalie Hiatt. Like Kraft, Myra was raised in a Jewish home in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her father, Jacob Hiatt, was a business and philanthropist, while her mother was Frances Hiatt.
Myra was educated at the Bancroft School in Worcester andafter graduating in 1960, she graduated from Brandeis University. However, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which claimed her life in July 2011, at the age of 68.
Robert Kraft and Myra had four children together namely; Jonathan Kraft – currently leader of the Kraft Group and the New England Patriots; Daniel A. Kraft – who leads the Kraft International Group, oversees Forest Product International, is CEO of Singularity University, vice president of marketing for Kraft Sports Group, and a board member of The Rivers School and Dana Farber Institute against cancer; Joshua Kraft – club president Gerald and Darlene Jordan of the Boys and Girls Club of Boston and David Kraft – currently a student at Harvard Business School.
Does Robert Kraft have a girlfriend?
In June 2012, barely a year after Robert Kraft lost his wife Myra, he started dating Ricki Noel Lander, who could be considered very young for him, as Kraft is about 39 years older than her. Robert Kraft’s girlfriend Ricki, Moreso, has been confirmed to have a baby, but he claims he’s not the latter’s father, although he’s caring for both Ricki and his daughter, and even bought them a house in Los Angeles.
Net value
Based on our findings, Robert Kraft is among the top NFL owners on the scale with an estimated net worth of around $6.6 billion. This figure has been accumulated through his various ventures and judging by the facts, he tends to replace this sum in the near future as his business grows.
Body Stats: Height
The trending entrepreneur is known for having body stats which include an average height of 5ft 7in and weight of 74kg. Other prominent features of Robert Kraft are his white hair and his eyes have been referred to as hazel.
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