Carl R. Pohlad (born August 23, 1915, in West Des Moines, Iowa) has been the owner of the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise since 1984 (succeeding Calvin Griffith). Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties in the U The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Calvin Robertson Griffith ( December 1 1911 - October 20 1999) born Calvin Robertson in Montreal, Canada, was
In 1997, Pohlad almost sold the Twins to North Carolina businessman Don Beaver, who would have moved the team to the Piedmont Triad (Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point) area of the state. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The Piedmont Triad, Triad, or North Carolina Triad is a region of the U Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 High Point is the name of several places in the United States High Point North Carolina High Point University, located there The defeat of a referendum for a stadium in that area and a lack of interest in a move to Charlotte killed the deal. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita (Beaver is currently a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. )
Pohlad is also the Vice President of Pohlad Companies, which owns several companies both large and small, including Marquette Financial Companies, United Properties, River Road Entertainment, Stanton Group Holdings[1], Inetium, Arcadia Solutions, KTTB FM (B-96) Radio Station (through Northern Lights Broadcasting, a holding company[2]), and JB Hudson's Jewelers[3] in the Twin Cities, as well as a controlling interest in PepsiAmericas, the second largest bottling group in the United States. KTTB is a Radio station in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, 96 PepsiAmericas Inc ( is the world's second-largest Bottler of Pepsi-Cola products and also contracts to produce beverages for Cadbury-Schweppes
Pohlad grew up in Valley Junction, Iowa (now known as West Des Moines, Iowa). In 1934, he graduated from Valley High School. 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. He was drafted to serve in WWII, and served from 1943-1946. Pohlad fought in Europe and spent time in France, Germany, and Austria. He was wounded in battle, and was awarded the Purple Heart and a Bronze Star Medal. After the war he returned to Iowa, married Eloise O'Rourke Pohlad and later moved to Edina, MN. Over several decades, he built a banking empire, finally selling Marquette Bank to First Bank Systems (later formed into U.S. Bancorp) in 1992. Marquette National Bank was chartered in 1920 and was named for Marquette Avenue the financial center of Minneapolis Minnesota. US Bancorp ( is a Financial services Holding company, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [1] Forbes ranks him tied for the 107th richest person in the United States, with a net worth of 2. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 6 billion dollars. [2] Pohlad owned a part of the Minnesota Vikings from the mid 1980's to 1991. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota.
Pohlad's wife, Eloise died in 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. They had three sons during their 56-year marriage: James, Robert, and William.
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- ^ After six-year absence Marquette Bank returns to Edina | Northwestern Financial Review | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ #107 Carl Pohlad - Forbes.com
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Owner of the Minnesota Twins 1984–present |
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