John Mara
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 John Mara (back left) Tom Coughlin (foreground) & Steve Tisch (back right) at the Giants' visit to the White House after their Super Bowl XLII victory. |
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| Born | John Kevin Mara December 1, 1954 New York, New York |
| Alma mater | Boston College Fordham University School of Law |
| Organization | New York Giants |
| Title | President/CEO |
| Term | 2005–present |
John Kevin Mara[1] (born December 1, 1954) is the president, CEO, and co-owner of the New York Giants.
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Early life[edit]
Mara was born in New York City and grew up in White Plains, New York. He is the oldest son of Anne (née Mumm) and former Giants owner Wellington Mara.[1][2] His ancestry includes Irish, German, and Canadian. He attended Iona Preparatory School in nearby New Rochelle, graduating in 1972. He received a B.S. cum laude in marketing from Boston College in 1976, followed by a law degree in 1979 from Fordham University.
New York Giants[edit]
After working as an attorney for some time, Mara joined the Giants in 1991, serving as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer until his father's death in 2005, when he assumed the team's presidency.[2] Under John Mara and Steve Tisch, the Giants have won Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI.
Personal life[edit]
Mara is the third generation of his family to own the Giants. His grandfather, Tim, founded the team in 1925. Tim's sons, Wellington and Jack (John's uncle), inherited the team on Tim's death in 1959. Among NFL franchises, only the Chicago Bears (controlled by the Halas-McCaskey family since 1921) have been in the hands of one family longer than the Giants.
He is married to Denise W. Mara and have one son, John Jr., and four daughters, Lauren, Courtney, Christine and Erin.[3][4][5]
Mara is also the uncle of Academy Award nominee, Rooney Mara and her sister, Kate Mara.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Goldstein, Richard (October 25, 2005). "Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of New York Giants, Is Dead at 89". The New York Times.
- ^ a b John K. Mara, Esq., Official Site of the New York Giants, accessed January 23, 2010
- ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/examining-mara-family-tree-ny-giants-seek-fourth-super-bowl-patriots-article-1.1016405
- ^ http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/john-mara-jr-chooses-theater-career-over-working-for-giants-1.4194047
- ^ "Christine Mara, Christopher Ward". The New York Times. 22 July 2012.
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