Their origins (growing up in Pennsylvania in modest circumstances) and their ultimate accomplishments (becoming Dallas professional sports royalty) are remarkably similar. But the paths that Mark Cuban and Micah Parsons followed on their journeys have been wildly different.
The 66-year-old Cuban, who just finished a 15-season run on Shark Tank, grew up in Pittsburgh and from an early age displayed the business acumen that would ultimately allow him to purchase the Mavericks for $285 million in 2000—and then sell a controlling interest in 2023 at a profit of more than $3 billion.
