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template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. Norman Braman was an American football team owner.1He was the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles .2Norman and his brother-in-law, Ed Leibowitz , officially became the owners of the Eagles on April 29, 1985. Norman owned 65 percent of the team while Ed owned 35 percent until July 16, 1986 Norman bought the rest of the team from Ed. Braman sold the team to movie executive Jeffrey Lurie in 1994.3In 1982, he led a successful campaign against a city sales tax that would have renovated the Miami Orange Bowl for Dolphins owner Joe Robbie . In 1999, he helped defeat then-County Mayor Alex Penelas' campaign for a one-cent sales tax that would have cost taxpayers billions of dollars to improve mass transit [1] Currently he operates various car dealerships in both Miami-Dade County and Palm Beach County , Florida . He recently filed a lawsuit against the Florida Marlins and others over their plans to build a new ballpark . In all seven arguments however, Circuit Judge Jeri Beth Cohen ruled in favor of the Marlins and Miami-Dade County , allowing construction to proceed. Braman however says that he is ready to fight his case as far as the Supreme Court .4
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Norman Braman (born August 23, 1932) is an auto dealer and former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles . Norman and his brother-in-law, Ed Leibowitz , officially became the owners of the Eagles on April 29, 1985. Norman owned 65 percent of the team while Ed owned 35 percent until July 16, 1986 when Norman bought the rest of the team from Ed. Braman sold the team to movie executive Jeffrey Lurie in 1994.
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Norman Braman (born August 23, 1932) is an American billionaire car dealer, art collector, and former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles .
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American businessman (born 1932) Norman Braman (born August 23, 1932) is an American billionaire car dealer, art collector, and former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles .
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american football team owner
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american billionaire car dealer
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