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Encyclopedia > Al Lerner

Alfred "Al" Lerner (May 8, 1933—October 23, 2002) was an American billionaire. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lerner was the son of Russian immigrants. He attended Columbia University. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1957. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A billionaire is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of currency, such as United States Dollars (USD), Pounds or Euros. ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... NY redirects here. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ...


Later in his life Lerner became chairman of MBNA Bank. He also owned the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League, after purchasing the rights to the team in 1998. Prior to that in 1995 he assisted his friend at the time Art Modell, former owner of the Browns, in moving Modell's NFL franchise rights from Cleveland to Baltimore. After his death, his son, Randy took over the Browns franchise. Lerner's initials are stitched on the shoulders of the Browns jerseys. MBNA logo, 2004-2006 MBNA Corporation was a bank holding company headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, prior to being acquired by Bank of America in 2005. ... ... For other uses of National Football League, see National Football League (disambiguation). ... Arthur B. Modell (born June 23, 1925, Brooklyn, New York) was a National Football League team owner with the Cleveland Browns from 1961-1995 and the Baltimore Ravens from 1996-2004. ... Randy Lerner (born 1962) is an American entrepreneur. ...


Lerner donated approximately twenty-five million dollars toward the construction of a new Columbia University student center in 1999, which was named Alfred Lerner Hall in his honor. Alfred Lerner Hall, with Carman Hall rising in the background Alfred Lerner Hall is the student center or students union of Columbia University named for Al Lerner, who financed its construction. ...


Trivia

  • Had a tribute to him at the end of a season 8 episode of The Drew Carey Show called "The Dawn Patrol".
  • Also has a building named after him located at the University of Delaware and Columbia University.
  • Was President of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and donated over $100 million to the hospital system.

The Drew Carey Show was a popular American sitcom starring Drew Carey, set in Cleveland, Ohio. ... The University of Delaware (UD or UDel) is the largest university in the U.S. state of Delaware. ...

Links

  • Biography from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans

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