Wikipedia's first sentence called it “partial owner of the new jersey devils of the national hockey league”. Today it says “american investor and sports team owner”.
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American investor and sports team owner (born 1969) For the economist, see David M. David Scott Blitzer (born September 7, 1969) is an American investor and sports team owner. Blitzer is the chairman of the private equity firm Blackstone 's tactical opportunities division and managing partner of the New Jersey Devils ice hockey team and the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team. He additionally owns several association football clubs under Global Football Holdings and holds minority stakes in the Cleveland Guardians baseball team and the Washington Commanders American football team. Blitzer is the first person to own team equity in five major professional sports leagues of the U.S. Blitzer graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania . He joined Blackstone in 1991, where he served as the firm's global head of tactical opportunities from 2012 until transitioning to chairman in 2024. He and Apollo Global Management co-founder Josh Harris are frequent partners, with the pair entering sports business together in 2011 and establishing Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment in 2017. Blitzer has an estimated net worth of $3.6 billion as of 2025 .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Blitzer (born 1970) is a partial owner of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League , Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association , and a senior executive at the private equity firm Blackstone Group .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Blitzer (born 1969) is a co-managing partner and minority owner of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League , Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association , Crystal Palace FC of the English Premier League , the Scranton Wilkes/Barre RailRiders of the Triple-A International League, esport company Dignitas , and a senior executive at the private equity firm Blackstone Group .
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American investor and sports team owner (born 1969) This article is about the investor and sports team owner.David Scott Blitzer (born September 7, 1969) is an American investor and sports team owner .He is a senior executive at the private equity firm Blackstone and co-managing partner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and NHL's New Jersey Devils .A native of New Jersey , he graduated from the Wharton School and joined Blackstone in 1991.Blitzer's net worth was estimated by Forbes in June 2023 to be $1.9 billion.Blitzer is also an owner or significant stakeholder of several association football clubs , including Crystal Palace , G.D.He also owns 25% of the MLB's Cleveland Guardians and a minority stake in the NFL's Washington Commanders , making him the first person to hold team equity in the five major sports leagues of North America .
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partial owner of the new jersey devils of the national hockey league
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american investor and sports team owner
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