Thread: John Kent Cooke
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Old 10-24-2007, 06:35 PM   #6
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Re: John Kent Cooke

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Originally Posted by Hijinx View Post
The team was left to the Jack Kent Cooke foundation with instructions to sell the team. Most of JKC's estate was left to the foundation, but I don't know what the percentage was. I do know his wife was taken out of the will. My guess is that he thought John had enough money and the estate would do more good in the foundation's hands. I was truly glad the foundation didn't have the option to hold ownership and appoint a "CEO". A multi head dragon like that, just interested in milking the franchise for money, would have been a hard pill to swallow.
I believe you're right. I don't think old man Cooke had any idea what the team would end up selling for and the foundation had to take the best offer.
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