Wayne Huizenga

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wayne Huizenga
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Dec 29, 1937(1937-12-29)
Age	87
Date Of Death	2018-03-22
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Wayne Huizenga Biography

Wayne Huizenga is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on December 29, 1937 in Illinois, United States. American businessman, entrepreneur and investor who founded 3 Fortune 500 corporations, including Blockbuster Video. He was recognized with his American businessman and entrepreneur who has founded three Fortune 500 corporations, including Blockbuster Video. He was awarded the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans in 1992 for his scholarships. Association of Distinguished Americans in 1992 for his scholarship.

In 2001, he sold his Florida Panthers, an NHL Hockey team, to the pharmaceutical giant In 2001 he sold the Florida Panthers, an NHL Hockey team, to pharmaceutical juggernaut Alan Cohen..

The man is Dutch origin and he got married to with his second spouse, Marti Goldsby on April of 1972.

Wayne Huizenga Net Worth

Wayne Huizenga is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wayne Huizenga 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Calvin College, a liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan before enrolling in the Army reserve in the year 1959.

In 1996, just 10 years after the founding of Blockbuster He founded AutoNation that was the largest auto dealer.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Wayne Huizenga Dating?

According to our records, Wayne Huizenga married to Marti Goldsby , Joyce VanderWagon. As of December 1, 2023, Wayne Huizenga’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Wayne Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Wayne Huizenga celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.

Top Facts about Wayne Huizenga

1. Wayne Huizenga was a billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist.
2. He founded three Fortune 500 companies: Waste Management, Blockbuster Video, AutoNation.
3. Huizenga owned the Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers, and Miami Marlins.
4. He was the only person to have owned three major sports franchises simultaneously.
5. Huizenga donated millions to education and healthcare charities.
6. He passed away in March 2018 at age 80 from cancer.

What is the net worth of Wayne Huizenga?

But his legacy is much more expansive, as Huizenga presided over a business empire including garbage collection and professional sports teams. That’s how he amassed a net worth of more than $2.8 billion , according to Forbes, landing at No. 288 on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans.

How much did Wayne Huizenga sell Waste Management for?

At 25, Huizenga started a waste pickup service, and within 5 year had consolidated 100 other pickup companies into giant Waste Management. After taking Waste Management public in 1971, he bought and expanded Blockbuster Video before selling it to Viacom for $8.4 billion in 1994.

What nationality is Wayne Huizenga?

American

How did Huizenga become famous?

Starting with a single garbage truck in 1968, Huizenga built Waste Management Inc. into a Fortune 500 company. He bought independent sanitation engineering companies, and by the time he took the company public in 1972, he had completed the acquisition of 133 small-time haulers.

Who bought Wayne Huizenga?

Wayne Huizenga was sold to Charles E. West Jr. , the founder of Pet Supermarket. GAIN ACCESS TO EVERY LOCAL INSIGHT, LEAD AND MORE! The deed in county records listed the price at $14.3 million.