From the Miami Herald: “Gloria, Emilio Estefan expected to become Miami Dolphins minority owners”
Miami entertainment figures Gloria and Emilio Estefan could be announced as Miami Dolphins minority owners Thursday, a move that would continue a show business-ification of the team under new majority owner Stephen Ross.
The Dolphins announced a Thursday morning ”major announcement on behalf of the Dolphins” hosted by the Estefans and Ross at LandShark Stadium. This is similar to the way the Dolphins announced their association with singer Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville business, which includes Land Shark Lager. The expectation is that Buffett also will be a minority owner soon.
Ross has now linked the Dolphins to two of South Florida’s most famous entertainers — Buffett, whose music symbolizes the relaxed Keys lifestyle and Gloria Estefan, whose career peak coincided with the Miami Vice-early South Beach era that reenergized Miami’s worldwide image.