Pohlad is best known as the owner of the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise from 1984 (succeeding Calvin Griffith) until his death in 2009.

[1] In 2009, Pohlad had an estimated net worth of $3.6 billion, placing him 102nd on the annual Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans.

[4] They had three sons during their 56-year marriage: James, Robert, and William, who all serve as Executive Board Members of the Minnesota Twins.

[5] Pohlad got his start in the banking business by foreclosing farms during the Great Depression[citation needed].

In 2006 Forbes ranked him tied for the 107th richest person in the United States, with a net worth of $2.6 billion.

Pohlad claimed he was close to selling the Twins in 1997 to North Carolina businessman Don Beaver, who would have moved the team to the Piedmont Triad area of the state.

[11] The deal was not completed due to a court order binding the Twins to their lease with the Metrodome, and the team continued to play.

It includes a plaque quoting Pohlad: "The great thing about baseball is the way it brings families and a community together.