Meet Jody Allen, the billionaire owner of the Seattle Seahawks, who plans to sell the team and donate the proceeds to charity

Following a decisive 29-13 win Sunday night over the New England Patriots, the billionaire owner of the Seattle Seahawks, Jody Allen, took to the stage at Levi’s Stadium to triumphantly hoist the Lombardi trophy in the air.

That appearance on the Super Bowl winner’s stage, though, is likely to be Allen’s last, as the team is reportedly up for sale, according to sources who spoke with ESPN last week. Her status as a billionaire entrusted with spending down a billionaire’s fortune, and now a victorious Super Bowl winner eyeing a near-immediate exit from the field, makes her one of the most unusual figures in American sports. 

The 67-year-old is the chair and trustee of the Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers with ownership over both passing to her after the 2018 death of her brother, Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The longtime owner of the Pacific Northwest sports franchises was worth roughly $20 billion at the time of his death, and was widely credited with revitalizing the Seahawks and keeping them in his hometown of Seattle. He also left behind no spouse or children.

Despite her appearance Sunday in front of more than 120 million Super Bowl viewers, Allen maintains a low profile, keeping her head down to focus on philanthropic ven...