Bob McNair

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Robert "Bob" C. McNair (born January 1, 1937 in Tampa , Florida - † November 23, 2018 in Houston , Texas ) was an American entrepreneur and owner of the Houston Texans , an American football team of the National Football League (NFL).

Life

McNair was born in Tampa, Florida in 1937 and grew up in Forest City , North Carolina . He graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia . In 1958 he left the university with a Bachelor of Science degree .

He founded Cogen Technologies , which was sold to Enron and CalPERS in 1999 for $ 1.5 billion . In 1998 he founded the Houston Texans Holding ; since October 6, 1999, the Houston Texans are the 32nd team in the National Football League (NFL). He secured this franchise for $ 700 million.

McNair contracted skin cancer in 1994 and had struggled with cell disease and lymphatic leukemia for several years . He passed away in a Houston hospital on November 23, 2018. He leaves behind a wife and four children.

capital

Bob McNair was a billionaire. According to the Forbes 2015 list, he was worth approximately $ 3.8 billion. This placed him at 544th place on Forbes' list of the richest people in the world.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Aaron Wilson: Texans owner Bob McNair dies. November 23, 2018, accessed November 24, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Claire Poole: McNair's Dare. The billionaire who is bringing NFL football back to Houston like horses, charity, and taking chances. Texas Monthly, January 2001, accessed January 9, 2018 (American English): "Born on New Year's Day in 1937 in Tampa, Florida, he was brought up in what he describes as a lower-middle-class family in Forest City, North Carolina. "
  3. ^ Frank P. Jozsa Jr .: National Football League Franchises: Team Performances, Financial Consequences, Lexington Books, 2016, p. 69 [1]
  4. ↑ a b c Forbes Profile , accessed January 10, 2018
  5. ↑ Houston Texans: Owner Bob McNair has died. November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME McNair, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McNair, Robert C. (real name); McNair, Bob (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American entrepreneur and owner of the Houston Texans
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Tampa , Florida , United States
DATE OF DEATH 23rd November 2018
Place of death Houston , Texas , United States