This Ft. Lauderdale resident is constantly lauded for his business acumen, and rightfully so. Huizenga is the only person ever to be responsible for six companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and to build three Fortune 1000 companies, one of which is Blockbuster, which he sold to Viacom in 1994 for $8.5 billion. Beyond that, he is the man responsible for bringing professional baseball to South Florida, when he was awarded the then Florida Marlins in 1991.

This Ft. Lauderdale resident is constantly lauded for his business acumen as the only person ever to be responsible for six companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and to build three Fortune 1,000 companies. Beyond that, he is the man responsible for bringing professional baseball to South Florida, when he was awarded the …