Who is the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles? Jeffrey Lurie, the grandson of drive-in movie theater magnate Philip Smith, has been the proud owner of the Eagles since 1994. Under his stewardship, the Eagles have experienced a level of success unmatched in the three decades preceding his ownership. Out of the team’s 27 playoff appearances since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, an impressive 19 have occurred during Lurie’s ownership tenure. This includes clinching four NFC championships and the franchise’s sole Super Bowl triumph.
This year, the Eagles find themselves back in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years, and the third time in the last eight seasons. If they emerge victorious once more, Jeffrey Lurie would have the honor of hoisting the coveted Lombardi Trophy for the first time.
Let’s delve into the backstory of the Eagles’ owner:
In 1994, Jeffrey Lurie, along with his mother, Nancy Lurie Marks, acquired the Philadelphia Eagles from Norman Braman for $195 million. A substantial portion of this amount, $190 million to be exact, was borrowed from the Bank of Boston. They utilized personal stocks and stocks from their family trust as equity and collateral for the purchase, as documented in Ray Didinger and Robert S. Lyons’ “The Eagles Encyclopedia.”
Since that pivotal acquisition, Lurie has maintained majority ownership of the Eagles, marking 2025 as his remarkable 32nd year at the helm of the team. Hailing from Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Lurie, a lifelong Patriots fan, had previously made an unsuccessful bid to purchase his beloved team a year before ultimately securing ownership of the Eagles.
The year 2005 saw Lurie enduring a bitter moment as his cherished childhood team bested the Eagles in Super Bowl 39. However, redemption arrived 13 years later when the Eagles clinched a resounding victory in Super Bowl 52 against the Patriots.
Jeffrey Lurie’s net worth, according to Forbes, stands at an impressive $5.3 billion as of Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Beyond his duties as an NFL owner, Lurie has also left an indelible mark in the film industry. Descended from a lineage steeped in the movie theater business, with his grandfather Philip Smith having founded General Cinema, Lurie himself briefly served as an executive in the industry before establishing his production company, Chestnut Hill Productions. This venture has been responsible for the creation of several films and television shows.
Even after taking the reins of the Eagles in 1994, Lurie has remained actively engaged in Hollywood. Notably, he has been credited as an executive producer on multiple award-winning documentaries, including “Inside Job,” a film depicting the 2007-08 financial crisis; “Inocente,” a poignant short film narrating the journey of a homeless,
