He co-founded the Cerner Corporation over 30 years ago with the late Neal Patterson. Together they took over Lamar Hunt's soccer franchise and built a state of the art stadium that has become a model for the MLS. By
Cliff Illig parked his black Escalade and walked into a steakhouse he comes to so often he knows the name of his waitress’ spouse and the puppy she just brought home. The hostess assigned two servers to this party of two. They want to keep him happy.
Illig is, technically, a retired and self-made billionaire, though that phrase deserves clarification.