Jed York’s tenure as CEO of the San Francisco 49ers hasn’t always been a smooth ride.
The York family took over the team in 2000. After the previous owner — the beloved Eddie DeBartolo Jr. — gave control of the franchise to his sister, Denise DeBartolo York, once it came out that he was involved in a federal Louisiana gambling fraud investigation.
Denise and her husband, John York, didn’t seem too interested in putting a winning product on the field. The Niners only made the playoffs twice over the first eight years of their reign, and they gave control of the team to their son, Jed, who became president and CEO of the franchise in December of 2008.