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Kroenke Sports
Kroenke (from ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ann Walton Kroenke (born 1948), American billionaire * Bernard B. Kroenke (1898–1981), American politician from Wisconsin * Herbert Kronke (born 1950), German scientist * Josh Kroenke (born 1980), American heir and entrepreneur * June Kroenke, American inventor * Stan Kroenke (born 1947), American entrepreneur * Zach Kroenke (born 1984), American baseball player {{surname, Kroenke Germanic-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Walton Kroenke
Ann Walton Kroenke (born December 20, 1948)Ann Walton Kroenke was born in 1949; Forbes listed her age as 61 in March 2011 and 62 in September 2011. is an American billionaire. Heiress to the Walmart fortune, Ann and her sister, Nancy Walton Laurie, inherited stock from their father, Bud Walton (died 1995), who was the brother and an early business partner of Walmart founder Sam Walton. She is the owner of the Denver Nuggets of the NBA and Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. Her husband, Stan Kroenke, is the majority owner and CEO of the Los Angeles Rams ( NFL), Arsenal (Premier League), Colorado Rapids (Major League Soccer), and Colorado Mammoth (National Lacrosse League). As of 2024, her net worth is estimated to be around US$10 billion, according to ''Forbes''. See also *List of billionaires *List of female billionaires ''Forbes (magazine), Forbes'' magazine annually ranks the world's wealthiest female billionaires. This list uses the static rating published once a year by Forbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard B
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English cognate was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced or merged with the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). In Ireland, the name was an anglicized form of Brian. Geographical distribution Bernard is the second most common surname in France. As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Kronke
Herbert Kronke (born 1950) is professor of private law at Heidelberg University School of Law, and director of the Heidelberg Institute for Foreign and International Private and Economic Law. From 1998 to 2008 he served as Secretary General of UNIDROIT UNIDROIT (formally, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law; French: ''Institut international pour l'unification du droit privé'') is an intergovernmental organization whose objective is to harmonize private internati .... From 2010 - 2011, Kronke has been Dean of Heidelberg Law School. In September 2012, he was called to serve as a permanent arbitrator and chairman of chamber three in the Iran–United States Claims Tribunal. References 1950 births Living people 21st-century German social scientists Academic staff of Heidelberg University International law scholars Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Kroenke
Josh Walton Kroenke (born May 7, 1980) is an American heir to the Walmart family inheritance and to Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, his father's sports-media conglomerate. He is involved in running the Denver Nuggets basketball franchise, the Colorado Avalanche ice hockey franchise, the Colorado Rapids, and English football club Arsenal. The company co-owns Elitch Gardens Theme Park as well. Early life Josh Kroenke was born on May 7, 1980. His father is Stan Kroenke and his mother, Ann Walton Kroenke.Benjamin HochmanJosh Kroenke building a legacy on his own ''The Denver Post'', April 17, 2011 Through his mother, he is a member of the Walton family, one of the richest families in the world, who founded Walmart and still own a controlling interest. He has a sister, Whitney Ann Kroenke. He grew up in Columbia, Missouri, and attended Rock Bridge High School and New Hampton School. He graduated from the University of Missouri, where he received a full basketball scholarship. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Kroenke
June Eudora Kroenke (October 19, 1925 - November 11, 1993) of Hartland, Wisconsin, U.S., was the inventor of several patented sewing Sewing is the craft of fastening pieces of textiles together using a sewing needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeo ... tools and founded June Tailor, Inc. in 1962. Kroenke began sewing as a child and her frustration with pressing garments of various shapes led her to design a pressing board out of cardboard. She had the final design constructed out of wood and obtained a patent on her invention. Kroenke founded June Tailor in 1962 and began selling the pressing board and other pressing aids, first out of her basement, and then from a manufacturing facility in Richfield, Wisconsin. In 1976, her business had expanded to 24 products and the original pressing board, which had 12 different-shaped surfaces, remained the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Kroenke
Enos Stanley Kroenke (; born July 29, 1947) is an American billionaire real estate magnate and sports team owner. He is the owner of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which is the holding company of Arsenal of the Premier League and Arsenal Women of the Women's Super League, the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, Denver Nuggets of the NBA, Colorado Avalanche of the NHL, Colorado Rapids of MLS and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. The Nuggets and Avalanche franchises are held in the name of his wife, Ann Walton Kroenke, to evade NFL rules that forbid a team owner from having teams in other markets. Ann, part of the Walton family, is the daughter of Walmart co-founder James "Bud" Walton. Kroenke's holding company for sports teams has been controversial. In 2016, he broke contracts by moving the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles, incurring legal costs for the entire league. In 2021, Kroenke was involved in a failed effort to end the traditional European soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Kroenke
Zachary B. Kroenke (born April 21, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Amateur baseball High school Zach went to Omaha Northwest High School. In his senior year he went 4–5 with a 3.42 ERA and led the state with 90 strike outs in 53 innings. Team One Baseball rated him in the top 200 players in the country. He chose to go to Nebraska after looking at Kansas and Winthrop. Nebraska Kroenke played at Nebraska for 3 years. He was one of the Big 12's best freshman pitchers in 2003. He made 10 starts in 15 appearances going 6–2 with a 2.72 ERA in 59.2 innings striking out 35 batters and walking 19. As a sophomore, he went 7–5 with a 3.03 ERA averaging 7 innings in 15 starts. He struck out 73 batters in 104 innings. After the 2004 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Zach helped the huskers reach the 2005 College World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
