Ann Walton Kroenke is, indirectly, an heir to part of the Wal-Mart fortune. Along with her sister, Nancy Walton Laurie, Kroenke inherited stock from father, Bud Walton (d. 1995), who was an early business partner and brother of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. Her husband, Stan Kroenke, is a real estate developer and a billionaire in his own right; he is a part-owner of the St. Louis Rams (NFL) and Arsenal F.C. (Premier League, English football (soccer)) and majority owner of the Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Avalanche (NHL), and Colorado Rapids (Major League Soccer).
