Doug Lebda, minority owner of Pittsburgh Steelers and CEO of LendingTree, killed in ATV accident

CARLOS FLORES, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. ALL RIGHT, CARLOS, A MINORITY OWNER OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS, IS BEING REMEMBERED THIS MORNING. DOUG LEBDA, WHO IS BETTER KNOWN AS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF LENDINGTREE, WAS KILLED IN AN ATV ACCIDENT ON HIS FAMILY’S FARM IN NOR

Doug Lebda, minority owner of Pittsburgh Steelers and CEO of LendingTree, killed in ATV accident

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Updated: 6:56 AM EDT Oct 14, 2025

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Doug Lebda, a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers who was better known as the founder and CEO of LendingTree, has died.LendingTree said Lebda was killed Sunday in an ATV accident on his family’s farm in North Carolina.Lebda grew up in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.He was 55 years old.

Doug Lebda, a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers who was better known as the founder and CEO of LendingTree, has died.

LendingTree said Lebda was killed Sunday in an ATV accident on his family’s farm in North Carolina.

Lebda grew up in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

He was 55 years old.