Not sure if he`s the worst ever, but he is a slug that makes my skin crawl. When you talk about worst owners, there`s a long list to choose from. Since this is an NFL board, I will stick to that sport. My list, in no particular order, just because it is so hard to rank these scumbags.
1. Robert Irsay - Snuck his team out of Baltimore in the middle of the night. Imagine the Grinch sneaking out of town with all the kiddies presents, while they slept soundly in bed. This wasn`t just any team either. This was the Colts! One of the legendary franchises in football. And where did he sneak this team off to? Surely he was heading for greener pastures...L.A. perhaps. Nope, he snuck them off to...Indiana!
2. Bill Bidwell - The man NEVER tried to build a winner, in a great sports town. Then he packed up and left!
3. Gerogia Frontierre - Took control of the team after her husband...a former world class olympic swimmer...drowned! Police called his death "suspicious". That`s an understatement! Then she moves the team from the number 2 market, to St Louis!!! Hey, at least she didn`t move them to Indiana. When Ronnie Lott was a free agent, the Rams tried to sign him. He refused of course, saying they were the worst organization in the NFL.
4. William Clay Ford - Couldn`t care less if his team wins a Superbowl, as long as the NFL lets him play host to one every once in a while.
5. Al Davis - He was once among my favorite people in sports...no longer. The guy screwed over Marcus Allen...nuff said. Is it me, or does that white jumpsuit give you the creeps too?
6. Art Modell - He screwed over Paul Brown, and then he screwed over an entire city. Nice job Art.
7. Mike Brown - His father was one of the most influentual men in the history of the game. He was ahead of his time by light years. His son...isn`t.
8. Bud Adams - He was the first to put a roof over his team. For this alone, he should be villified. But he wasn`t done there. He packed up and moved his team out of Texas...TEXAS. Football is just below God in Texas!
9. Last, but not least, I give you Tom Benson. This guy tried to use a natural disaster for hiw own financial gain. While people clung to their roof`s, he cried "poor me". Talk about kicking someone while there down. Satan is holding a seat for Benson.
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