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(Reuters) - Malcolm Glazer, the self-made American billionaire who died aged 85 on Wednesday, enjoyed sporting success as an owner on both sides of the Atlantic but will be remembered very differently in Tampa Bay and Manchester. In Florida, he was the man who shelled out a then record $192 million in 1995 to buy one of the NFL's least successful franchises and turned them into Super Bowl winners eight years later. Under his ownership, Manchester United enjoyed much more success - once European and five times English soccer champions - but the manner of his 2005 takeover made him a divisive figure at a club he never visited. His death was announced by the Buccaneers, who led a outpouring of tributes from around the NFL for a man they described as "a pioneering thinker".
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