Clint Murchison Jr.

Clint Murchison Jr.
Born
Clinton Williams Murchison Jr.

(1923-09-12)September 12, 1923
DiedMarch 30, 1987(1987-03-30) (aged 63)
Resting placeSparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, North Dallas
EducationDuke University, MIT
OccupationBusinessman
Known forDallas Cowboys
Board member ofDallas Cowboys
Spouses
  • Jane Katherine Coleman
  • Anne Ferrell Brandt
Children4
ParentClint Murchison Sr.
Awards2x Super Bowl champion
Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Texas Business Hall of Fame
Herbert Hoover Humanitarian Award
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service / branch United States Marine Corps

Clinton Williams Murchison Jr. (September 12, 1923 – March 30, 1987) was an American businessman and founder of the Dallas Cowboys football team.[1][2] A son of Clint Murchison Sr., who made his first fortune in oil exploration and became notorious for exploiting the sale of "hot oil", Clint and his surviving brother inherited their father's wealth and business interests to which Clint Jr. added ventures of his own. These included the establishment of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys franchise, real estate development, construction, home building, restaurants and financing the offshore pirate radio station called Radio Nord.

  1. ^ "Dallas Cowboys founder dies". Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. Associated Press. April 1, 1987. p. 18.
  2. ^ Frank, Peter H. (April 1, 1987). "C.W. Murchison Jr. dies in Texas at 63". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2016.