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Carl Pohlad
American financier (–)
Carl Ray Pohlad (August 23, January 5, ) was an American financier from Minnesota. Pohlad is best known as the owner of the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise from (succeeding Calvin Griffith) until his death in [1]
In , Pohlad had an estimated net worth of $ billion, placing him nd on the annual Forbes list of the wealthiest Americans.[2]
Early life and education
Carl Pohlad was born on August 23, , in Valley Junction, Iowa, to poor parents of Slovak descent, Mary M.
(Sodak) and Michael Pohlad.[3] He grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from Valley High School in West Des Moines in He attended and played football for Compton Junior College in Southern California for a short time.
Bing Crosby saw him play football and recruited him to play for his alma mater, Gonzaga University in Washington. Pohlad attended Gonzaga but dropped out after the football season of his senior year.
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