13 Facts About Norman Braman

Norman Braman was born on August 23,1932 and is an American billionaire car dealer, art collector, and former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Norman Braman's Romanian-born mother was a seamstress and his Polish father a barber.

Norman Braman was a water boy in his teenage years at the Eagles training camp, which was then in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Norman Braman attended West Philadelphia High School and graduated from Temple University in 1955 with a degree in business administration.

Norman Braman began his career as a market research analyst for Seagram's Distributors in 1955.

Norman Braman was appointed president and CEO of the new company.

Norman Braman stepped down from his position at Philadelphia Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics in 1969 to pursue other interests.

Norman Braman got his start in the automobile business in 1972 when he acquired controlling interest of Sharpe-Taylor Cadillac in Tampa, Florida.

In 1975, Norman Braman bought the former Nolan Brown Cadillac in Miami, Florida.

Today, Norman Braman serves as chairman of Norman Braman Management, an umbrella company for his automotive businesses that include dealerships in Florida and Colorado selling Acura, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Bugatti, Cadillac, Genesis, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Porsche and Rolls-Royce.

In November 1981, before Senatorial hearings began, Norman Braman withdrew his nomination, citing the need to focus on his businesses.

In 2012, Norman Braman established political groups to campaign against four incumbent Miami-Dade County commissioners with $440,000 in funding, focusing on the commissioners' support for the controversial Marlins Park project and a property tax hike in 2010.

Norman Braman was a supporter of Marco Rubio, and was considering spending anywhere between 10 million to 25 million in support of his 2016 presidential campaign.