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Lamar Hunt Sr. (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of football, soccer, and tennis in the United States. With his brothers, he also attempted to corner the silver market.
Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr. (February 17, 1889 – November 29, 1974) was an American oil tycoon. [1] By trading poker winnings for oil rights according to legend, but more likely through money he gained from successful speculation in oil leases, he ultimately secured title to much of the East Texas Oil Field, one of the world's largest oil deposits.
Hunt was born on February 19, 1965. [6] He is the son of Norma and Lamar Hunt and the grandson of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt. [3] [4] [7] His father founded the Chiefs in 1960 as the Dallas Texans, a charter member of the American Football League, and moved them to Kansas City two years before Clark was born.
Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr. was born on February 17, 1889, near Ramsey, Illinois. [3] During the 1930s, he bought the title for the East Texas Oil Field for $1,000,000, and became one of the eight richest Americans until his death on November 29, 1974, with a net worth between $300–700 million.
Hunt's son Clark took over as chairman of the Chiefs in 2005, one year before Lamar Sr.'s passing, and he added CEO to his title in 2010. Clark and his siblings, Lamar Hunt Jr., Sharron and Daniel ...
The Chiefs organization, of course, was started by H.L Hunt’s son Lamar, who died in 2006. He also founded the American Football League and Major League Soccer and is credited with coining the ...
In 1959, Lamar Hunt (b. 1932, d. 2006), the son of an oil tycoon H. L. Hunt, founded a new football league (the American Football League) and a new football team called the Dallas Texans—after ...
Still, the team has helped enrich the Hunt family, which Forbes says has a net worth of $24.8 billion, making it America’s 12th richest family. That’s up from $14.2 billion in 2015. That’s ...