Enos Stanley "Stan" Kroenke (pronounced /ˈkrɒŋki/; born July 29, 1947 in Columbia, Missouri) is an American business entrepreneur. His wife, Anne Walton, is a Wal-Mart heir. Kroenke is also the owner of professional basketball team Denver Nuggets, professional soccer team Colorado Rapids, professional hockey team Colorado Avalanche, owner of the St. Louis Rams professional football franchise and a major shareholder of English football club Arsenal. He currently lives in Columbia, Missouri