Mara family

Family patriarch Tim Mara was born in 1887 in New York City to John and Elizabeth (née Harris) Mara. While working as a newsboy, Mara also earned money as a courier for bookmakers. He eventually started his own bookmaking operation and in 1921 became the legal in-track bookmaker at Belmont Park. ==Jack Mara==

Jack Mara was born in 1908. He graduated from Fordham University in 1933 with a law degree. He never became a practicing lawyer, instead joining the Giants as team president. As president, Mara focused on the team's business operations. Jack Mara died on June 29, 1965. After his death, his 50% share of the team was divided between his wife and two children. Maura Mara was described as "probably the most rabid in the family" by her cousin John Mara. ==Wellington Mara==

Wellington Mara was born in 1916. He started as the team's waterboy and after graduating from Fordham University joined the Giants as team treasurer and head of football operations. After his brother's death in 1965, he assumed the role of president. Mara was heavily involved in league affairs. He was instrumental in creating revenue sharing that saw all teams split profits from television contracts and helped engineer the merger of the NFL and American Football League. He remained team president until his death on October 25, 2005. Wellington was named after the Duke of Wellington. From 1941, when his father hired Wilson as the exclusive supplier of NFL game balls, until 1969, game balls were branded with his nickname, "The Duke". After Wellington's death, the nickname was branded on the balls again starting in the 2006 season. ==Feud and sale of 50% of the team to the Tisch family==

Timothy J. Mara represented the interests of his mother and sister after the death of Jack, his father. He joined the club in 1964 as vice president and treasurer. In 1973, amid a string of losing seasons, Mara suggested that the club hire Andy Robustelli to oversee football operations. By the end of the 1978 season, the Giants had won only 74 of their last 212 games. Under Young's management, the Giants won Super Bowls Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV. After their public dispute, Wellington and Tim Mara stopped talking to each other and the owner's box at Giants Stadium was divided by a partition. Neither side of the family had enough money to buy out the other one. In 1991, Tim Mara, Helen Mara Nugent, and Maura Mara Concannon sold their shares in the club to Preston Robert Tisch for $70 million. ==Children of Wellington Mara==

Wellington Mara and his wife Ann Mara had 11 children. They are: • John Mara, president and CEO of the Giants. • Kathy (Mara) Morehouse • Ann Mara Cacase • Meghan (Mara) Brennan • Colleen (Mara) McLane ==References==