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Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1963. Timothy James Mara (July 29, 1887 – February 16, 1959) was the American founding owner of the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). [1] The Giants, under Mara, won NFL championships in 1927, 1934, 1938, and 1956 and divisional titles in 1933, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1946, and 1958.
Timothy J. Mara. Timothy J. Mara (August 6, 1935 – June 1, 1995) was an American businessman and part owner of the New York Giants football team. He, along with his mother Helen and sister Maura Concannon, owned a 50% stake in the team from 1965 until 1991. However, Tim Mara was much more involved with the team than his mother or his sister were.
Jun 2, 1995 · Tim Mara grew up on the Giants' sidelines, befriending many players. Frank Gifford, now a television personality, yesterday described Mr. Mara as his closest friend when he was a rookie halfback ...
The next year, the Giants went 11-1-1 and Tim had his first championship. Mara had known hard times as a youngster so, when New York Mayor Jimmy Walker approached him in the depression year of 1930 about playing a charity exhibition game, he quickly agreed. The Giants defeated the Notre Dame All-Stars, 21-0, and Mara unselfishly turned over a ...
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Jan 21, 2023 · Tim Mara founded the Giants in 1925 and passed the franchise to his sons Jack and Wellington. Learn about the Mara family's history, net worth, and their role in the NFL and MetLife Stadium.
Oct 27, 2018 · Learn how Tim Mara, a former paper boy and bookmaker, became the patriarch of football's first family and helped launch the NFL in 1925. The article traces his rise from Lower Manhattan to horse racing to boxing to pro football, and his legacy in the Giants franchise.
Jan 1, 2015 · Tim Mara introduced the city of New York to pro football when he purchased the franchise for a re-ported $500 in 1925, thus giving the National Football League a vital showcase in the nation's largest city. Mara withstood heavy financial losses his first year until the Giants were saved in the last home game of the season.
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