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American businessman and the owner of the New Orleans Saints, Tom Benson has a net worth of $2.2 billion as of May 2016 according to Forbes rich list. Benson made his money in auto dealerships and small banks, eventually landing the Saints in 1985 for $70 million. After enduring years of losing plus Hurricane Katrina, he was rewarded with a Super Bowl trophy in 2010. Benson and his wife Gayle received the highest papal honor that can be bestowed upon Catholic laypeople in January 2012. The couple has donated tens of millions of dollars to various Catholic organizations and causes over the years.

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Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2011

Asset

Value of the New Orleans Hornets, now the New Orleans Pelicans

$338,000,000