Wellington Mara

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Wellington Timothy Mara (August 14, 1916October 25, 2005) was the co-owner and co-CEO of the NFL's New York Giants. He is a son of Timothy Mara, who founded the Giants in 1925. Wellington Mara is an alumnus of the Jesuit schools, Loyola School and Fordham University in New York City.

He had been a front office executive for the Giants his entire adult life, serving as Assistant to the President and Treasurer, 1937; Secretary, 1938-1940; Vice-President and Secretary, 1945-1958; Vice-President, 1959-1965; President, 1966-1990; President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, 1991-2005.

During the early 1960s, Wellington and his brother Jack, the owners of the NFL's largest market, agreed to share television revenue on a leaguewide basis, dividing the amounts of money available in cities like New York with smaller market teams such as Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. That concept of revenue sharing allowed the NFL to grow and is still being used today.

He had surgery in May 2005 to remove cancerous lymph nodes from his neck and under his armpit, but was initially given a good prognosis by his doctors who said the cancer had not metastasized, according to his son, John Mara, who is the New York Giants co-chief executive officer.

He succumbed to lymphoma on October 25, 2005 at age 89. He is survived by his wife, Ann, 11 children and 40 grandchildren.

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