Rank #463
Gayle Benson
Net worth $7.9B
New Orleans Saints · United States
- Born
- Jan 26, 1947
- Age
- 79
- Source
- New Orleans Saints
- Residence
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Widowed
- Children
- 0
- Education
- High School Graduate, High School
Net worth over time
Biography
- Gayle Benson is the widow of Tom Benson (d. March 2018), former owner of the NFL New Orleans Saints and NBA New Orleans Pelicans.
- She inherited both teams, after a multi-year dispute with Tom's daughter and grandchildren over control of family assets.
- Family members sued, claiming Tom was mentally incompetent; the parties ended the dispute in early 2017 with a confidential settlement.
- Gayle worked as an interior designer starting in the 1970s and founded thoroughbred horse racing company GMB Racing in 2014.
- Gayle and Tom married in October 2004. She was his third wife.