{"id":367338,"date":"2025-09-14T12:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T12:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/367338\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T12:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T12:20:11","slug":"who-is-john-mara-5-things-to-know-about-the-new-york-giants-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/367338\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is John Mara? 5 Things to Know About the New York Giants Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Few families in American sports are as closely associated with one team as the Maras are with the New York Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After Tim Mara, founded the team in 1925, ownership has passed through three generations, with John Mara assuming the titles of President, CEO and co-owner in 2005.<\/p>\n

With both his father, Wellington Mara, and grandfather enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, John has had a lot to live up to. During his tenure, the Giants have won a pair of Super Bowls<\/a> and, along with New York Jets ownership, brought the Super Bowl to the New York area in 2014 for the first time ever.<\/p>\n

The Giants have had a bumpier road ever since, only enjoying one winning season since 2017. But with a rich history and loyal fanbase, there\u2019s always hope in East Rutherford, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling for more about Giants co-owner John Mara:\n<\/p>\n

The Giants Have Been in John Mara\u2019s Family His Entire Life<\/p>\n

John has been a part of the Giants\u2019 front office since 1991 when he joined as general counsel. He ascended to President and CEO in 2005 when his father, Wellington Mara, died.<\/p>\n

Wellington became team owner in 1959, inheriting it from his father, Tim Mara. Tim was the Giants\u2019 founding owner, helping start the team in 1925.<\/p>\n

The Giants Have Won 2 Super Bowls Under His Leadership
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\n John Mara Photo by Drew Hallowell\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Giants snapped a 17-year Super Bowl title drought in 2007 when they beat the then-undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Four years later, they beat the Patriots again in Super Bowl XLVI.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tKansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt may have his eye on the football field, but his heart lies with his family. Fans of the Chiefs know that Clark and his wife, Tavia Hunt, are staples at NFL games alongside their three children: daughters Gracie and Ava and son Knobel Hunt. \u201cI would say that\u2019s really [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n

The Mara Family Is Worth an Estimated $3 Billion<\/p>\n

The Mara family sold a 10 percent stake in the Giants to the Koch family in September 2025 at a $10 billion valuation. The Maras, however, do not own the team entirely, as businessman Steve Tisch is also a co-owner.<\/p>\n

John\u2019s net worth is estimated around $500 million, but his family has a $3 billion fortune, largely due to their ownership with the Giants, according to Essentially Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Though that makes the family only the 24th-wealthiest NFL ownership group out of 32 teams, the profit is still impressive: Tim founded the Giants with a $500 investment.<\/p>\n

John Mara Is the Uncle of Actresses Rooney and Kate Mara
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\n Rooney and Kate Mara Photo by Michael Kovac\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

John\u2019s brother Chris is married to Kathleen Rooney, a descendant of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney. The two share four kids, sons Daniel and Conor, and daughters Rooney<\/a> and Kate<\/a>. The latter two are both award-winning actresses \u2014 with rooting interest in both their parents\u2019 football teams.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI grew up in New York and spent almost every Sunday at Giants Stadium, so my love of the team runs deep,\u201d Kate told the New York Post in 2016. \u201cI love the Steelers but at the end of the day, if they\u2019re playing the Giants, I bleed blue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Or, as she joked in a 2014 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, \u201cIf I\u2019m mad at my mom, I root for the Giants, and if I\u2019m pissed at my dad, I root for the Steelers.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Mara and Wife Denise Share 5 Kids
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\n John and Denise Mara Photo by Ben Gabbe\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Josh and his wife, Denise, married in 1980 and share son John Jr., as well as daughters Lauren, Courtney, Christine, and Erin. They also have 14 grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Few families in American sports are as closely associated with one team as the Maras are with the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[441,3254,7,519,1917,56,2321,2469,6,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-367338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-family","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-giants","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-giants","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkgiants","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115202623274958942","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}