Clinton Williams "Clint" Murchison Sr. (April 11, 1895 – June 20, 1969) [1] was a noted Texas -based oil magnate and political operative. Among his companies was the Southern Union Company. He was also the father of Dallas Cowboys owner Clint Murchison Jr. [2]

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 we...

Clint Murchison III, the eldest son of Dallas Cowboys founder Clint Murchison Jr., died Tuesday of prostate cancer at his home in Dallas.

Oct 7, 2024 · Dynamic Duo: Clint Murchison Jr. (seated) and Tex Schramm helped build the Dallas Cowboys into “America’s Team.” Named after his oil magnate father, Dallas native Clint Murchison Jr....

Clint Murchison Sr., a new breed of oilmen, put his faith in science and technology. Murchison hired talented geologists, engineers and scientists … [read more] and began to find oil in significant commercial quantities at a time when other oilmen depended on luck.

One of the richest of the oilmen, Clint Murchison of Dallas, owned the Del Charm, the resort hotel located in southern California where he treated his friend J. Edgar Hoover and his partner Clyde Tolson to a month's vacation every year, near the racetrack he also owned, the Del-Mar.

May 1, 1995 · Clinton Williams Murchison, Sr., oil and gas developer and financier, son of John Weldon and Clara (Williams) Murchison, was born in Tyler on April 11, 1895. He forfeited the college education planned for him by his parents and worked in his father's bank, where he acquired financial expertise.

Clinton Williams Murchison, Jr., businessman, was born in Dallas, Texas, on September 12, 1923, the son of Anne (Morris) and Clinton Williams Murchison, Sr., both of Tyler. His mother died when Clint was only two years old.

Clinton Williams "Clint" Murchison Sr. (April 11, 1895 – June 20, 1969) was a noted Texas-based oil magnate and political operative. Among his companies was the Southern Union Company. He was also the father of Dallas Cowboys owner Clint Murchison Jr. Murchison, the third child of John Weldon and Clara Lee Murchison, was born April 11, 1895 ...

The Dallas Cowboys, Clint Murchison Jr., and the Stadium That Changed American Sports Forever By Burk Murchison and Michael Granberry. Foreword by Hall of Famer Drew Pearson