H Wayne Huizenga

Miami Dolphins owner; Blockbuster

H. Wayne Huizenga, the founding owner of the Florida Marlins and Florida Panthers, as well as the former owner of the Miami Dolphins, died ThursdayMarch 22 2018 night at his home. He was 80. Huizenga, a billionaire who made his fortune creating Fortune 500 companies such as Waste Management Inc., Blockbuster Video and AutoNation, simultaneously owned all three sports teams from 1994 to 1998 -- the first man to own teams in three major sports leagues. His net worth in 2017 was reported to be $2.8 billion, according to Forbes Magazine. After buying 15 percent of the Dolphins and 50 percent of the team's stadium from the family of team founder Joe Robbie in 1990, Huizenga became sole owner of the NFL team in 1994 for $168 million after persuading the league to waive its ban on cross-ownership of teams in other leagues. He turned a nifty profit by selling the Dolphins and their stadium in 2008 to New York real estate billionaire Stephen Ross for $1.1 billion, nearly seven times what he paid to become sole owner. He sold the Marlins to John Henry in 1998. Three years later, he sold the Panthers to Alan Cohen. Starting with a single garbage truck in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1968, Harry Wayne Huizenga, a college dropout from the Chicago suburbs, built Waste Management Inc. into a Fortune 500 company. He purchased independent sanitation engineering companies, and by the time he took the company public in 1972, he had completed the acquisition of 133 small-time haulers. By 1983, Waste Management was the largest waste disposal company in the United States. The business model worked again with Blockbuster Video, which he started in 1985 and built into the leading movie rental chain nine years later. In 1996, he formed AutoNation. Longtime owner of pro football's Miami Dolphins sold 50% of team to real estate mogul Stephen Ross in April for $300 million; will sell the remainder of the squad when he wants to. Hired famed coach Bill Parcells as head of football operations after last year's dismal 1-15 season. Son of residential housing contractor; served in Army. Bought garbage trucks; founded trash titan WMX in 1968. Retired 1984. Bought stake in small video-rental chain Blockbuster 3 years later; company sold to Viacom for $8.4 billion 1994. Now diversified: real estate, AutoNation, Republic Services. Owns several private jets, plush Gary Player-designed golf course. Huizenga is survived by his children Ray (Jennifer), Pamela (Jay), Wayne Jr. (Fonda) and Scott; and 11 grandchildren.

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Norman Braman	Hank Brown, Robert Bennett, Joe Biden, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, Elizabeth Dole, Tom Feeney, Vito John Fossella, Frank Lautenberg, Connie Mack IV, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Kendrick B Meek, John L Mica, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mike DeWine, Katherine Harris, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Dan Coats, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Bob Graham, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Johnnie B Byrd, Tom Rooney, Mitt Romney, Irl PAC, Bernadine P Healy, Carrie Meek, Adam Hasner, Mike Haridopolos, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1989 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte
Roy Pfautch	Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, Craig Lyle Thomas, Don Young, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Jim Talent, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Phil Gramm, Connie Mack III, Dan Coats, Bob Dole, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Lynn Morley Martin, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Washington State Republican Party, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, American Crossroads, Ron Johnson, Rudy Boschwitz, National Republican Congressional Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Leslie Rose	Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Edwin Craig, Pete Domenici, Tom Feeney, Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Mark A Foley, Katherine Harris, Rob Portman, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Dan Coats, Bob Dole, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Dick Zimmer, Johnnie B Byrd, Citizens Club for Growth Inc, Allen West, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Terrence M Considine, Ron Johnson, Adam Hasner, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Charlie Crist
Marc Goldman	Robert Bennett, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Dick Durbin, Michael Ferguson, Frank Lautenberg, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Cliff Stearns, David Vitter, Mike DeWine, Katherine Harris, Rob Portman, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Jim Talent, Robert Guy Torricelli, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Dick Zimmer, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Tom Rooney, Gayle Harrell, Allen West, Mitt Romney, George Pataki, Ron Johnson, Adam Hasner, Mike Haridopolos, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Albert Galatyn Hill Jr	John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, Bob Inglis, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, Craig Lyle Thomas, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Phil Gramm, Bill McCollum, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, GROWPAC, Allen West, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, American Crossroads, Ben Quayle, Ron Johnson, Thomas C Leppert, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Senate Battleground Fund
James A Patterson	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, David Vitter, Mike DeWine, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Dick Gephardt, Phil Gramm, Dan Coats, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Republican Party of Minnesota, Dick Zimmer, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Campaign America Inc, Arizona Republican Party, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Washington State Republican Party, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Campaign Committee of New Mexico, Allen West, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, American Crossroads, Ben Quayle, Rudy Boschwitz
John C Whitehead	Lamar Alexander, Robert Bennett, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, Vito John Fossella, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, David Vitter, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Phil Gramm, Connie Mack III, Dan Coats, Bob Dole, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Pete Wilson, Dan Quayle, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Dick Zimmer, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Bernadine P Healy, Terrence M Considine, Issues '96 (Fka Issues '94), Ben Quayle, Rudy Boschwitz, Charlie Crist
Erle Nye	Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, David Vitter, Don Young, Mike DeWine, Katherine Harris, Rob Portman, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Bill McCollum, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Washington State Republican Party, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, American Crossroads, Ron Johnson, Thomas C Leppert, New Republican Majority Fund, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Senate Battleground Fund
Robert McNair	Robert Bennett, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, Ed Markey, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Katherine Harris, Rob Portman, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Dick Zimmer, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Republican Party of Iowa, Washington State Republican Party, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Gridiron PAC, Citizens Club for Growth Inc, Allen West, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, George Pataki, American Crossroads, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Max M Fisher	Hank Brown, Robert Bennett, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Mark A Foley, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Phil Gramm, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Dan Coats, Bob Dole, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, George Pataki, Bernadine P Healy, Terrence M Considine, Issues '96 (Fka Issues '94), Rudy Boschwitz, New Republican Majority Fund
Stu Van Scoyoc	Lamar Alexander, Robert Bennett, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Edwin Craig, Mario Diaz-Balart, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, John Ensign, Frank Lautenberg, Ed Markey, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Bill Nelson, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, David Vitter, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, John Breaux, Dick Gephardt, Bob Dole, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Campaign America Inc, Washington State Republican Party, GROWPAC, Allen West, George Pataki, Joe Manchin, Irl PAC, Ron Barber, Scott Peters, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Charlie Crist
Steve Wynn	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, Frank Lautenberg, Frank A Lobiondo, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, David Vitter, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Dick Gephardt, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bob Dole, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, Republican Party of Minnesota, Dick Zimmer, Arizona Republican Party, Republican Party of Iowa, Washington State Republican Party, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, American Crossroads, Ron Johnson
Peter S Kalikow	Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, Michael Ferguson, Vito John Fossella, Frank Lautenberg, Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, David Vitter, Mike DeWine, Michael Patrick Forbes, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Republican Party of Minnesota, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, George Pataki, American Crossroads, Ron Johnson, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Charlie Crist
Joseph Petrone	Lamar Alexander, Robert Bennett, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Katherine Harris, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Connie Mack III, Dan Coats, Bob Dole, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Lynn Morley Martin, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Allen West, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Terrence M Considine, Rudy Boschwitz
Jeremy Jacobs Sr	Lamar Alexander, Hillary Clinton, Ron Klein, Frank Lautenberg, Ed Markey, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Bill Nelson, Chuck Schumer, Craig Lyle Thomas, David Vitter, Don Young, Mike DeWine, Mark A Foley, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Dick Gephardt, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, Republican Party of Minnesota, Arizona Republican Party, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Johnnie B Byrd, Tom Rooney, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, George Pataki, Joe Manchin, Ted Deutch, Kristin Jacobs, Charlie Crist
Donald Trump	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Cornyn, Dick Durbin, John Ensign, Vito John Fossella, Frank Lautenberg, Frank A Lobiondo, Ed Markey, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Bill Nelson, Hugh James Saxton, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Mark A Foley, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Dick Gephardt, Phil Gramm, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bob Dole, George Mitchell, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, McCain Victory Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Campaign America Inc, Republican Party of Iowa, Allen West, Mitt Romney, George Pataki, American Crossroads, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1989 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte, Charlie Crist
John K Castle	Lamar Alexander, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, Tom Feeney, Vito John Fossella, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, David Vitter, Mark A Foley, Bill Frist, Katherine Harris, Rob Portman, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Phil Gramm, Bill McCollum, Bob Dole, George Mitchell, Rick Lazio, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Campaign America Inc, Tom Rooney, Allen West, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, George Pataki, Bernadine P Healy, Ron Johnson, Romney Victory, Charlie Crist
Eric M Javits	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, Vito John Fossella, Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Mark A Foley, Bill Frist, Katherine Harris, Rob Portman, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Michael Patrick Forbes, Bob Dole, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Pete Wilson, Lynn Morley Martin, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Campaign America Inc, Tom Rooney, Allen West, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Bernadine P Healy, Ron Johnson, Adam Hasner, Rudy Boschwitz
Robert A Day	Robert Bennett, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Mark A Foley, Jim Talent, John Breaux, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George Mitchell, Pete Wilson, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New York Senate 2000, Dick Zimmer, Campaign America Inc, GROWPAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Ben Quayle, Thomas C Leppert, Rudy Boschwitz, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Charlie Crist
Mel Sembler	Lamar Alexander, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Vito John Fossella, Connie Mack IV, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, Bill Frist, Katherine Harris, Rob Portman, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, GROWPAC, Continue the Majority, Mitt Romney, Issues '96 (Fka Issues '94), Mark Sharpe, Bill Sutton, American Crossroads, Ron Johnson, Adam Hasner, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Charlie Crist

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Aliases	Harry Huizenga, Mr H. Wayne Huizenga

H Wayne Huizenga

Miami Dolphins owner; Blockbuster

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