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Thomas Milton Benson Jr. (July 12, 1927 – March 15, 2018) was an American businessman, philanthropist and sports franchise owner. He was the owner of several automobile dealerships before buying the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) in 1985 and the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2012.
Tom Benson's daughter and grandchildren filed lawsuits challenging his decision to name Gayle his heir, questioning his mental competency. [19] [20] [21] Tom Benson was determined to be mentally competent and was allowed to change his will to leave ownership of the New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Pelicans to his wife. [22] [23] [24]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 January 2025. The following is a list of current owners of National Football League (NFL) franchises: List of current NFL franchise owners Franchise Principal owner Since Ref. Arizona Cardinals Michael Bidwill 1932 Atlanta Falcons Arthur Blank [a] 2002 Baltimore Ravens Steve Bisciotti [a] 2004 Buffalo ...
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Tom Benson (1927–2018) was the owner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans. Thomas or Tom Benson may also refer to: Thomas Benson (American football) (born 1961), former American football linebacker; Tom Benson (politician) (1929–2000), Unionist politician in Northern Ireland
From 1997 to 2000, Benson Stadium was the home of the Victory Bowl, the NCCAA championship football game. In 2002, The Sporting News rated Benson Stadium the number one high school football venue in America. [10] In 2009, the stadium hosted the inaugural IFAF Junior World Championship of American Football. The tournament gathered 16 best ...
Benson faces several mutiny attempts—mostly led by Vogel, After beating Vogel senseless in a fistfight, Sgt. Bates is forced to kill Vogel after the unrepentant mutineer tries to kill Benson as he sleeps. The Indians have made the land sacred ground and do not want to see the enemies they respected taken away from their burial site.
Thomas Carl Benson (born June 9, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners football before being selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft. [1] He played nine seasons in the NFL for four ...