Who is Buffalo Bills owner Kim Pegula? Mom of US Open breakout tennis star Jessica Pegula

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

KIM Pegula is the co-owner, president, and CEO of the Buffalo Bills.

She is the first woman in NFL history to hold these positions.

Who is Buffalo Bills owner Kim Pegula?

Kim Pegula was born in Seoul, South Korea.

When she was five, she was adopted by an American family and moved to Fairport, New York, which is outside of Rochester.

She attended Houghton College and, in 1991, was offered a job by Terry Pegula at his natural gas company.

The couple got married in 1993 and have been married ever since.

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They sold their natural gas company in 2010.

She became deeply involved with the Buffalo community, and she and her husband soon purchased the city's NHL team, the Buffalo Sabres.

In 2014, the power couple added to their roster with a purchase of the Buffalo Bills NFL team.

They paid $1.4billion in cash for the franchise.

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What is Kim Pegula's net worth?

Kim Pegula's net worth is $100million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

The businesswoman is involved as not only the CEO and president of the Bills and the Sabres, but she also runs Pegula Sports and Entertainment, which manages countless other teams and properties.

Do the Pegulas have children?

The Pegulas have five children.

Their names are Michael, Laura, Jessica, Kelly, and Matthew.

Jessica is a professional tennis star who played for the US in the 2021 Olympics.

On February 7, 2023, Jessica released a story on The Players' Tribune revealing that Kim Pegula has been suffering from complications due to a cardiac arrest she experienced in June 2022.

Jessica said: "Today, my mom is still in recovery and although it is the same answer every time someone asks me, it is true, she is improving every day.

"She is dealing with significant expressive aphasia and significant memory issues. She can read, write, and understand pretty well, but she has trouble finding the words to respond."

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The Bills issued a statement in November informing the world that Kim was receiving medical care due to unforeseen health issues.

It wasn't until Jessica's story that anyone, besides their family and close friends, knew the extensity of Kim's condition.

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