Ken Hofmann

Kenneth Harry Hofmann (born February 15, 1923 in Oakland, California) is a builder, developer and philanthropist who is best known for being the former owner of both the Seattle Seahawks and the Oakland Athletics.

Not only is Ken Hofmann a builder he is also an avid hunter and fisher. He enjoys spending vast amounts of time with his wife, kids, grandkids, and friends,

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1. 1. Wheelchair Foundation - News - Enewsletter - Article www.wheelchairfoundation.ca/ne - [Cached]

Published on: 10/2/2006 Last Visited: 3/22/2008 Homebuilder, sportsman and philanthropist Ken Hofmann donated one million dollars to the Wheelchair Foundation to help fund an initial 20,000 wheelchairs for physically disabled people in Mexico as part of a major new Mobility and Friendship for Mexico campaign. ... This is all part of a plan by Hofmann to contribute millions more to the Foundation, as long as it is matched by donors in Mexico.

I have always loved Mexico and its people, said Hofmann, the founder of Hofmann Construction Co., a homebuilder based in Concord, California and former co-owner of the Oakland As baseball team. ... Hofmann said that as long as the Mexican donors continue to match his contributions, he will continue to make them.

Hofmann, Behring, and President and Mrs. Fox agreed that the first 20,000 wheelchairs will be distributed in August, which will be designated Mobility Month in Mexico. ... President Vicente Fox, the First Lady, Mr. Hofmann and Mr. Behring will kick off the mobility program in early August by presiding over a 2,000-plus wheelchair distribution in Mexico City. ... Behring and Hofmann never think small, and they have stated as their goal to end immobility in Mexico. 2. 2. www.communityyouthcenter.com www.communityyouthcenter.com/n - [Cached]

Published on: 8/9/2005 Last Visited: 3/23/2008 Ingrid Alamaraz, 18, of Concord, and Milad Saadat, 14, of Antioch practice a boxing drill Wednesday during a class at the Community Youth center in Concord, Former Oakland A's owner Ken Hofmann is proposing a $25 million expansion to make the site a sports village. ... The Community Youth Center, created by former Oakland A's owner Ken Hofmann, would become one of the largest youth sports facilities in the nation for individual sports. ... Hofmann, 82, founder of the Concord development company bearing his name, said he's determined to expand the center.

"It's going to happen. It's about helping the kids," said Hofmann, who espouses sports as a way to build character and steer youth away from drugs, crime and violence. 3. 3. www.taekwondotimes.com www.taekwondotimes.com/portal/ - [Cached]

Published on: 4/8/2007 Last Visited: 4/8/2007 A Concord, California youth sports center founded by former Oakland A's owner Ken Hofmann opened a new martial arts center Thursday, providing more space for its growing East Bay membership. ... Membership has grown since the center, formerly called Concord Youth Center, opened in 1995 with a $1 million grant from the Hofmann Foundation, a favorite charity of Ken Hofmann. A Lafayette resident who founded a Concord construction company, Hofmann sold his interest in the Oakland A's baseball team in 2005.