Who is the biggest d-bag owner in sports?

[charlie and algernon]

[flvegan]

1. Malcolm Glazer

Soaking us here in Tampa for a new stadium was one thing, but simply owning Manchester United FC makes him the BIGGEST douchebag in the history of sports team ownership.

[TZ]

2. You need to add some more but I voted for Al Davis.

At least Snyder is keeping his team competitive on the field.
I would also nominate the Yorks of the 49ers.

[madinmaryland]

3. Jerry Jones does have three Super Bowl Rings while Danny-boy Snyder

is still dreaming about having one!

[hobbit709]

23. So he's a d-bag owner with 3 super bowl rings

He's still a class A a-hole.

Michael Dell was an A-hole when he started out, now he's an A-hole with $4 billion. It doesn't alter the fact that he's an A-hole any more than 3 rings makes Jones any less of a d-bag.

[Initech]

4. I'd vote Steinbrenner if he were an option but we here in the west HATE Al Davis.

Even hardcore Raiders fans hate the guy.

[Rambis]

5. Dicks and Hellette owners of Liverpool Football club

wheres the transfer funds you promised rafa? Where's the new stadium? Missed the transfer window and not a spade full of dirt moved. Muppetts!

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. VIrginia McCaskey

[liberaltrucker]

7. Other. You forgot Pat Bolen-Broncos

Love the team, hate the owner. :grr:

[Chester Berthum]

8. Dan Snyder

He is most representative of a faction in sport ownership---in no way restricted merely to the NFL---that believes in the "Throw enough money at it, and you can buy a championship" philosophy!

[TZ]

9. Shouldn't the owners of the Pittsburgh Pirates be on here?

They don't even TRY...they just are out to make a buck.

[charlie and algernon]

11. LOL good point

especially after their annual fire sale of all their stars this season

[madinmaryland]

10. OK! WHO ARE ALL THE DOUCHEBAGS VOTING FOR JERRY JONES!

:grr:

[TZ]

13. I actually voted for Al Davis.

BTW, I see another ex-Cowboy is working on becoming a felon...:)

[madinmaryland]

14. Well, the last team he was with was the Patriots. I guess that's where

he learned to cheat!

:D

[NJmaverick]

15. You know what's even sadder Mad?

this poll was posted right after a damning article about Danny boy's sleezy practices.:popcorn:

[charlie and algernon]

16. Ol' Danny boy is a close second

I'm sure Mad could rally the troops to vote for Danny

[madinmaryland]

18. There is a definite east/west coast bias in teh DU!

Yeap.

[liberaltrucker]

17. Would've been my 2nd choice

After Bolen

[susanr516]

19. I admit, I voted for Jerry Jones

and I've been a Cowboys fan since Don Meredith was the QB.

[madinmaryland]

20. I remember the last couple years before Dandy Don retired.

Those were the days!

[NJmaverick]

12. Believe it or not

howhen the players (and I believe it also included coaches) were polled over who the best owner is, Jerry Jones won.

[susanr516]

21. Really?

I always thought Jones meddled too much in the coaching area, but maybe the players/coaches see it as being personally involved with the team. Interesting.

[NJmaverick]

34. I had to look it up

it was actually a coaches survey and he came in a close 3rd. Which, like you, I was quite surprised about.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=williamson_bill&id=3424282

[El Supremo]

22. Tom Hicks, hands down

He enabled The Shrub more than anyone else.

[MrSlayer]

24. Dan Snyder is an idiot, I'm glad he owns the Redskins.

Because they have just sucked under his tenure. Jones is douchey too but not as douchey as Snyder.

[TZ]

25. He never signed TO or Michael Vick.

That's pretty douchey

[madinmaryland]

29. Snyder has NO Super Bowl Rings. That's REAL Douchey!

:D

[bluedigger]

26. For all-time douchiness

I gotta go with Robert Irsay and the midnight ride of the Colts from Baltimore to Indianapolis. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/12/AR2007011202168.html

[newcriminal]

27. I lived in Indiana back then.

I remember that.

[begin_within]

28. Chargers owner Alex Spanos is a billionaire crybaby.

He keeps trying to get the city of San Diego to build him a new football stadium and periodically threatens to move the Chargers to another city if he doesn't get his way. The city of San Diego, already billions in debt due to financial mismanagement, went ahead and built a new ballpark for the Padres (after a public vote that followed a shady, deceptive campaign) that was totally unnecessary. Now Spanos wants a shiny new billion-dollar building paid for by public funds, within which to conduct his private business (the Chargers). Fortunately the city isn't falling for it this time, but more because of the city's own financial problems rather than because of any enlightenment or lessons learned from past mistakes.

[Bleacher Creature]

31. He's a huge GOP donor, but I guess he's not opposed to all welfare.

What a hypocrite.

www.newsmeat.com/sports_political_donations/Alex_Spanos

[cleveramerican]

30. Steinbrenner

by a huge margin

[joeybee12]

32. Jerry Jones! Wanted to go with Cuban, but he only has one vote...

...and another one would be wasted.

[madinmaryland]

35. Figures. Your East Coast Bias and hatred of Texas is really showing through.

[SoxFan]

33. Tom Benson

Owner of the New Orleans Saints. Floated the idea of moving the team to San Antonio in the aftermath of Katrina.