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...Edward Debartolo Jr., the heir to a shopping-center fortune who built his own dynasty with the San Francisco 49ers, has never been the sort of mogul to pride himself on wearing tattered flannel or flying coach. A man with a taste for brandy at $180 a shot, DeBartolo, 51, is known for sparing no cost when it comes to getting exactly what he wants. How to turn a losing team into one of the winningest in the NFL? Recruit the best players, whatever the price. How to secure their devotion to the team? Lavish them with trips to Hawaii...
...sued by a Redwood City, Calif., waitress who accused him of assaulting her at his home. (The suit was settled out of court.) Then last January, after a play-off loss to Green Bay, the 49ers owner allegedly punched a Packers fan outside Lambeau Field. DeBartolo was publicly reprimanded by the NFL and agreed to pay a $2,500 charitable donation to the Vince Lombardi Cancer Fund. For years DeBartolo and his family have been plagued by allegations of Mob ties, although law enforcers have never substantiated such accusations...
...DeBartolo's way with his money clip has come under federal scrutiny. Louisiana newspapers disclosed last week that prosecutors in New Orleans have indicated they plan to indict DeBartolo in connection with a long-term investigation of gambling fraud that had focused primarily on the state's flamboyant former Governor Edwin Edwards. Upon hearing the news, DeBartolo abruptly handed over stewardship of the 49ers to his sister...
Although the U.S. Attorney's office in New Orleans has not said what charges DeBartolo may face, published reports say he is suspected of having paid family friend Edwards $460,000 in exchange for help in securing a gaming license for a proposed $194 million riverboat casino. The money in question was seized by federal agents from Edwards last April. Although he intially said he had won it at casinos, Edwards acknowledged on Thursday that the cash came from DeBartolo, who was paying him to represent his interests in Louisiana. Edwards denied any impropriety in the transaction and explained that...
...that blows teams out. The pick is a one-point KC win--on a safety with :03 remaining. Meanwhile, the NINERS are the kind club that blows teams out, and they've got plenty of issues, from that Chiefs debacle to the injury to Garrison Hearst to Fast Eddie DeBartolo's latest legal tussles, to work out on a Vikings team that's starting, believe it or not, Randall Cunningham. Finally, the STEELERS and phat back Jerome Bettis only giving one and a half to a Broncos team that has made every back look like Jim Brown -- bet the farm...