San Diego Padres’ Ray Kroc Emulated New York Yankees’ George Steinbrenner

Ray Kroc purchased the San Diego Padres early in 1974 for $12 million. The latest Forbes valuations estimated that the today's Padres are worth about $406 million.

Mr. Kroc was a Chicago Cubs fan. In 1970, he attempted to buy his favorite team from Cubs owner Phil Wrigley, but he was turned down.

If one were trying to find Ray Kroc, a good place to start was Wrigley Field.

He was there when the Cubs won pennants in 1929, 1932, 1935 and 19...

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