Stephen Schott
Stephen C. Schott | |
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Born | 1939 (age 84–85) |
Nationality | American |
Education | B.A. Santa Clara University |
Occupation | real-estate developer |
Known for | former owner of the Oakland Athletics |
Stephen C. Schott (born 1939) is an American real estate developer and businessman, best known for his ten-year co-ownership of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Early life and education
Schott was born to a
Career
In 1977, he and several partners formed Citation Builders, a real-estate and residence-development company; in 1988 he bought out his partners' shares, reformed the company as a family-run business, Citation Homes Central, and moved it to Santa Clara, California. Despite employing fewer than 25 people, Citation is now one of the largest homebuilders in the state of California, and has been responsible for the construction of over 50,000 individual residences.
Ownership of the Oakland Athletics
In
Schott and Hofmann sold the A's to a group of Los Angeles real estate developers, headed by Lewis Wolff, in 2005.
Life and career after Major League Baseball
In 2003,
Personal life
Stephen Schott and his wife Patricia have three children: Lisa Schott, Stephen E. Schott Jr. and Kristen Schott.[3] His son Stephen Schott Jr. is slated to take over the Citation Homes business. Reclusive by nature, Schott avoids the public eye, and a true estimate of his total net worth has not been released.
References
- ^ a b c d Horatio Alger Association: "Stephen C. Schott" Archived October 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine retrieved October 12, 2014
- ^ Bond, Paul (June 22, 2011). "'Moneyball': Activision Blizzard's Bobby Kotick Plays Baseball Mogul in Film (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Oakland Athletics: "Steve Schott Owner, Managing General Partner". Retrieved October 12, 2014
External links
- Citation Homes at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived November 23, 2002): official site