Miracle owner to be inducted into Hall
Florida State League President Chuck Murphy announced today that Fort Myers Miracle principal owner Marv Goldklang is among the 2010 inductees into the Florida State League Hall of Fame. Goldklang will be honored at the induction ceremony on November 8, 2010 in Clearwater Beach.
Goldklang has been involved with the Miracle in the Florida State League for the past 20 years, including the last 19 in Fort Myers. His experience and energy has helped propel the Miracle to one of the premier clubs in the league.
He serves as Chairman of the Goldklang Group and is responsible for overseeing the activities of the four Minor League Clubs that the Group owns across the country. The clubs are well known for their personnel and in addition, his clubs have won every conceivable award given to professional sports operators. He is also part owner of the New York Yankees and his experience around the business of sports is extensive.
He holds a degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a Masters of Laws degree from New York University. Following military service with the 11th Special Forces Group, Goldklang practiced law with the firm of Cahill Gordon & Reindel in New York, becoming a partner of the firm in 1974 specializing in corporate tax and investment banking transactions. He continued to practice law until 1983 when he left to accept the position of Senior Executive Vice President of a New York Stock Exchange comp any at which he focused on developing its leveraged buyout and asset management divisions.
Goldklang established his own merchant banking and private investment firm in 1986, which has included the Group among its activities. Goldklang played college baseball at Penn and has competed in 14 marathons.
He is married and has four children.