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Gayle Marie LaJaunie Bird Benson (born January 26, 1947) is an American businesswoman who is the owner of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) and the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). She became the principal owner of the Saints and Pelicans following the death of her husband, Tom Benson ...
Gayle Benson is the widow of Tom Benson (d. March 2018), former owner of the NFL New Orleans Saints and NBA New Orleans Pelicans. She is now the owner of both teams, despite a multi-year dispute ...
Feb 1, 2020 · Gayle Benson’s journey to becoming the Crescent City’s figurative first lady is a distinctly Southern tale of determination, opportunity, and unlikely romance. She was a girl from the wrong ...
Gayle Benson provides leadership for the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans. She succeeds her husband, Tom Benson, who passed away on March 15, 2018, after serving as Owner of the Saints ...
Jun 28, 2023 · Gayle Benson, the owner of the New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Pelicans, is still the richest person in Louisiana, according to the latest Forbes rankings. Driving the news: Her net worth has increased by nearly $1 billion since 2022 to $4.7 billion, the magazine estimates.
Oct 3, 2021 · Gayle Benson’s gifts of unselfish giving and diligently planning ahead will benefit the New Orleans area for decades to come. Benson’s succession plan intends to keep the New Orleans Saints ...
Jan 3, 2019 · The Athletic spent two days with Gayle, who turns 72 on Jan. 26, and a couple of close associates last week at the Benson farm. Gayle also sat down for an extended interview with The Athletic ...
Sep 30, 2021 · METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson and team officials revealed the teams' long-term succession plans in detail for the first time on Wednesday, telling The Times ...
Jan 4, 2019 · PARIS, Ky. – Gayle Benson grieves. She always will. She grabs a box of tissues from an end table in one of the sitting rooms inside the main house at Benson Farm at Greenwood Lodge on an ...
Mar 16, 2018 · Gayle Benson, Tom Benson's chosen successor to own the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, will become the only woman to have a franchise in both the NFL and NBA in the wake of her husband's death.
