Weaver was born in
Columbus, Georgia. He worked his way up the corporate ladder at the
St. Louis-based clothing company,
Brown Group, Inc. In 1978, Weaver founded his own shoe corporation, which he sold in the 1990s.
Marriage Wayne Weaver met Delores Barr when she worked at his mother's dress shop; they married in 1955. In a 1998 interview, Wayne Weaver stated, "The thing I admire most about my wife is her passion for wanting to change the world. She believes down in the depth of her soul that she can make the world a better place." She is chairman and CEO of the
Jaguars Foundation, which grants over $1 million annually to organizations that assist "economically and socially disadvantaged youth and families", according to the foundation's mission statement. Delores Weaver was honored in 2002 with the
Community Leadership Award by
FBI then-Director Robert Mueller. She was also named, ''Children's Champion 2007'' by Episcopal Children's Services in recognition of her years of leadership at the Jaguars Foundation that have had a profound impact upon Jacksonville youth. The honor was created in 2006 to recognize a Jacksonville resident who has committed their time and resources to help First Coast children. They were honored with the
River Advocate Award from the St. Johns Riverkeeper at Mayor
John Peyton's Environmental Luncheon on April 3, 2009. ==Jacksonville Jaguars==