Clint Murchison
| Clint Murchison Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Clinton William Murchison Jr. September 12, 1923 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 1987 (aged 63) Dallas, Texas |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Resting place | Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, North Dallas |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas, Spanish Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas |
| Education | Duke University, MIT |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Dallas Cowboys |
| Board member of | Dallas Cowboys, Centex Corporation |
| Spouse(s) | 1) Jane Catherine Coleman 2) Anne Ferrell Brandt |
| Children | 3 sons, 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) |
Clint Murchison Sr. & Anne Morris |
| Relatives | Brothers: John Murchison (1921–1979) Burk Murchison (1925–1936) |
Clinton William Murchison Jr. (September 12, 1923 – March 30, 1987) was a businessman and founder of the Dallas Cowboys football team.
A son of Clint Murchison Sr. who made his first fortune in oil exploration and became notorious for exploiting the sale of "hot oil", Junior 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 Dallas Cowboys franchise and financing the offshore pirate radio station called Radio Nord.
Murchison had two brothers, John D. Murchison (1921–1979) and Burk Murchison (1925–1936), who died at age ten from a childhood disease. His mother died when he was two and he was mainly raised by an aunt. He attended school at Lawrenceville Prep and then became a student at Duke University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in electrical engineering. He received a master's degree in mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Following the death of his father Clint Murchison Sr., John and Clint Jr. inherited the wealth that their father had created. They began doing business as the Murchison Brothers in the late 1940s from an office in Dallas, Texas. Their inherited interests included the Daisy Manufacturing Company (manufacturing a BB gun); the Centex Corporation; Field and Stream magazine; Henry Holt and Company (later known as Holt, Rinehart, and Winston); Delhi Oil and a marine construction company known as Tecon Corporation.
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