Tampa Bay Buccaneers Owner Malcolm Glazer Has Died at Age 85

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer has died at age 85:

Malcolm Glazer dies at 85

TAMPA, Fla. -- Buccaneers and Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer died Wednesday, the NFL team announced. He was 85.

Glazer had been in poor health in recent years and his sons Joel, Bryan and Ed had taken over the day-to-day operations of the Bucs. Glazer had a pair of strokes in April 2006, leaving him with impaired speech and limited mobility in his right arm and leg.

"Malcolm Glazer was the guiding force behind the building of a Super Bowl-champion organization. His dedication to the community was evident in all he did, including his leadership in bringing Super Bowls to Tampa Bay," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "Malcolm's commitment to the Bucs, the NFL and the people of the Tampa Bay region are the hallmarks of his legacy. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Linda, their six children and the entire Glazer family."

Glazer bought the Bucs in 1995 for a then-NFL record $192 million when they were one of the league's worst franchises. The team's fortunes soon changed as Glazer hired coach Tony Dungy and switched the team's uniforms from orange and white to red, white and pewter.

The Bucs won their only Super Bowl championship in the 2002 season. Since Glazer bought the team, the Bucs have seven playoff berths and five playoff wins. Glazer also was instrumental in bringing two Super Bowls to Tampa and in the construction of Raymond James Stadium.

This comes less than three months after the death of Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford.