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| Born | James Arthur Haslam III March 9, 1954 Knoxville, Tennessee U.S. |
| Residence | Knoxville, Tennessee Bratenahl, Ohio |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee |
| Occupation | Businessman, NFL team owner, philanthropist |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Net worth |  US$3.7 billion (March 2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Dee Bagwell (1976–present) |
| Children | Jim, Whitney, and Cynthia |
| Parent(s) | Jim Haslam Cynthia Haslam (deceased) |
James Arthur “Jimmy” Haslam III (born March 9, 1954) is the CEO of the Pilot Flying J truck stop chain and along with wife, Dee, is owner of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. His father, fellow businessman Jim Haslam, founded the Pilot Corporation in 1958 as the Pilot Oil Corporation.
Haslam, who lives in his native Knoxville, Tennessee, is brother to Bill Haslam, the Governor of Tennessee.
While attending the University of Tennessee, Haslam was a roommate of Bob Corker, the United States Senator from Tennessee. He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Haslam bought a minority interest in the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2008. In 2012, he reached an agreement with Browns owner Randy Lerner to purchase the franchise for $1 billion. The Browns were valued at $977 million in 2011 by Forbes magazine, 20th in the NFL. NFL rules prohibit ownership in multiple teams and so Haslam sold his interest in the Steelers. The Haslams’ purchase of the Browns was unanimously approved by the 32 teams in the NFL on October 12; the sale itself closed thirteen days later.
Jimmy Haslam Net Worth and salary: Jimmy Haslam is an American businessman, NFL team owner and philanthropist who has a net worth of $4 billion. James Arthur Haslam III was born March 9, 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Jimmy is the CEO of the truck stop chain, Pilot Flying J, and the owner of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. It was his father, fellow businessman Jim Haslam II, who established the company in 1958 as the Pilot Oil Corporation, which later merged with bankrupt Flying J in 2010 to become Pilot Flying J of today. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn, the truck stop chain is currently one of the largest companies in the USA, with 600 locations in 43 states and Canada that generate $31 billion in sales. When it comes to his acquisition of the Cleveland Browns, Haslam bought the team from Randy Learner for $1.05 billion in August 2012, and NFL authorized the sale in October the same year. Jimmy’s brother Bill Haslam is the Governor of Tennessee. Married with three children, Jimmy Haslam currently resides in Knoxville, TN.
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