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James Arthur "Jimmy" Haslam III (born March 9, 1954) is the CEO of the Pilot Flying J truck stop chain and the current majority owner of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.〔Josh Flory, "(Jimmy Haslam Reassumes Role as CEO of Pilot Flying J )," ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', 11 February 2013. Retrieved: 11 February 2013.〕 His father, fellow businessman Jim Haslam, founded the Pilot Flying J company 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 current 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 (USD). 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.〔〔 〕 Haslam's purchase of the Browns was unanimously approved by the 32 teams in the NFL on October 12; the sale itself closed thirteen days later. == Community involvement == Jimmy Haslam's civic involvement includes service on the boards of directors for the United Way of Greater Knoxville and Lakeshore Park in Knoxville, and he also serves as Honorary Chair of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland campaign committee.〔Anne Lezotte, "(/ Jimmy Haslam Biography )," ''Pilot Flying J , 11 September 2014. Retrieved: 12 September 2014.〕 He is the co-founder of the Haslam Scholars Program at University of Tennessee and formerly served as campaign chair for Knox Area Rescue Ministries and United Way of Greater Knoxville.〔 Haslam also serves on the boards of the National Association of Truckstop Operators and Anderson Media Corporation.〔 In 2006, he served as Tennessee statewide campaign chair for the United States Senator Bob Corker and in 2012, he served as Statewide Finance Chairman for Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, his brother.〔 Haslam was inducted into the Junior Achievement of East Tennessee Business Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2010, he was named a recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award for the Southeast region. In 2013, the University of Tennessee recognized Haslam with the Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is the co-founder of the Haslam Scholars Program for premier honor students at the University of Tennessee.〔 Previous director for: * University of Tennessee Athletics * Innovation Valley, Inc. * First Horizon Corporation * Clayton Family Foundation * Federal Reserve Board Energy Advisory Council * National Association of Convenience Stores Leadership Council * Cleveland Clinic〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jimmy Haslam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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