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James Arthur Haslam III (born March 9, 1954) is an American businessman and sports executive. He is the chairman of the board of the Pilot Flying J truck stop chain. He and his wife Dee own the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer (MLS), and a stake in the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Ross Bagwell Jr. died in 2008. [4] After graduating from Webb, [5] Haslam attended The University of Tennessee, graduating with a B.S. in Education. She also minored in art and still paints as a hobby. [6] [7] In the spring of 1976, Dee and Jimmy began dating, and they married on December 11, 1976.
Haslam is also a donor for the University of Tennessee, having provided tens of millions of dollars to the school over several decades. Haslam's son Jimmy is the current owner of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns and Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew, and his other son Bill is a former Governor of Tennessee.
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Cynthia Allen Haslam, who was a leader of Delta Delta Delta sorority at UT, died suddenly at home alone in December 1974 of what the family deduced was a heart ailment.
The biggest takeaway from the conversation Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam had with a small group of beat writers all centered around the stadium.
When his father, Al Lerner, died in October 2002 – four years to the day after he was awarded the new Browns franchise - the ownership of the team passed on to Lerner. Lerner served as a member of the National Football League's Business Ventures Committee. In 2012, Lerner sold the team to businessman Jimmy Haslam. [6] [7]
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