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Moments after the New England Patriots upset the heavily favored St. Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI, Patriots owner Robert Kraft (MBA '65) thanked the team's fans "for helping us bring this championship home" and observed that "our team symbolizes what's going on in America, with everyone banding together. This is the year of the patriot, and the Patriots are world champions" (CNN/SI, February 3, 2002).
A season-ticket holder for more than twenty years until he bought the team in 1994, Kraft is revered for keeping the Patriots in New England when it was feared that the team might be sold and moved outside the region. Now, he and his son Jonathan Kraft (MBA '90), the Patriots' vice chairman, have established the Pats as a solid NFL franchise and likely contender for years to come. "When we bought this team eight years ago, we wanted to win off the field as well as on the field," Kraft told the Boston Globe (February 6, 2002). "To see people of all backgrounds cheering for the team, we've accomplished part of our dream of being able to bring the community together."
The organization's senior vice president and COO, Andy Wasynczuk (MBA '83), has also played a key role in the Patriots' emergence through his adept handling of players' salary and contract issues, day-to-day operations, and the construction of a new stadium, where the Pats will play next season. "In the background, but really in the forefront of success, is the person getting endorsements for NFL Executive of the Year - Andy Wasynczuk, the team's chief operating officer," declared the Boston Globe (January 18, 2002). "Wasynczuk has done it all for this organization."
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