When Clint Murchison, Jr. was 26 years old in 1949, his father gave him and his brother John the portfolio to 20 major companies under the umbrella of Murchison Brothers. Clint Jr. was a rich, fortunate son, enough for Tevye to sing about him in Fiddler on the Roof. Whenever the current Dallas Cowboys owner strikes the ire of Cowboys fans, those born in the 1960s and prior hold up Clint Murchison, Jr. as the ultimate owner in franchise history. Whoever did it to her may have killed her. When John Murchison died his wife Lucille inherited the bridge and they say, "she just loved it;" she traveled up there to see it several times a year. No, just makes him cutting edge. The suites were an immediate status sensation. A 'Wheeler-Dealer' Nature. Does that make him crazy? Mary Grace Granados, Special Contributor. Even if the Athens people knew they were here, they wouldnt understand the magnitude of who they are and what they might be worth. And when her mother-in-law died, she gave Shannon all her clothing. While that is undeniable, the same claim is never leveled towards Clint Murchison by these same vapid stiffs with distended abdomens. He was also the father of Dallas Cowboys owner Clint Murchison, Jr.. The home at 23 Ash Bluff Lane is listed for $7.5 million by Lillie Young of Allie Beth Allman and Associates. Anyone can read what you share. and John LoMonaco at their respective ranches. Other Texans spoke of the suspicious nature of her death: "Texas Journalism" from a commentator on FamilyLawCourts.com. ''We do not today have a picture of the assets and liabilities - the task is absolutely enormous,'' said Richard Holmes of Oppenheim Appel Dixon & Company, which the court appointed as accountants for the debtor to sort out Mr. Murchison's tangled affairs. Thanks so much. Lamars brother Bunker always seemed to have gravy stains on his necktie. Young said the major systems of the home have been improved, along with bathrooms and the primary suite. He turned around and purchased a ranch nearby and outfitted it not only with a tennis court but a private landing strip. She said her mother-in-law spent a million dollars a year on clothing, and this from way back. where proximity would seem to challenge the notion of individual privacy, socialize only over Sunday lunch at the Klubhouse. He received a master's degree in mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). HBO Maxs Love & Death Needed a Home for an Axe Killer. And: 2. He wanted to find a line of work that fascinated him. 1898, d. 1926). We report on vital issues from politics to education and are the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering everything from music to cultural events with insightful recommendations. Jakes, Wells Fargo pair on $1B neighborhoods project, How much is too much? The first sign that Athens was experienceing growing pains? In the mid 40s, the late Clint Murchison Sr., tired of waiting to be accepted into Koon Kreek, purchased about 2,000 acres of barren land not far from the club and built himself an octagonal ranch house in the middle of it. Clint heard about this and quietly arranged for the Cowboys writers to spend five days on his private island in the Bahamas. More than $500 million in liabilities have been filed against the Murchison estate in the last two years. Son of a Texas Wildcatter. Speaking through his lawyers, he pleaded for more time for an out-of-court settlement in which Ameribass, owned by Robert M. Bass, would take over some of the troubled Murchison real estate ventures. The Cowboys played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas since their inception in 1960. Whoever did it to her may have killed her. Stansel moved to the Texas side of the Gulf at. They called it Yo Mamas Donuts. When police found her, she explained that she was looking for Robert Redford. When he asked his business associate Bill Dunagan to use some influence to find him a room in Palm Springs, California, Dunagan had to remind Murchison that he owned the Palm Springs Racquet Club. Ginger Murchison-granddaughter of Clint Sr. and owner of much of the property around the square, including First National Bank of Athens-is behind the effort to develop Athens as a year-round destination and not just during the annual Black-eyed Pea Jamboree, Uncle Fletch s Hamburger Cookoff or the Old Fiddlers Reunion. Instead, he sold himself as a playboy and Papa Murchison had to hire someone else to broker the homes. Dont get me wrong. So no pictures, please. Could someone have been poisoning her over a period of time? Virginia L. Murchison pre-deceased her in 2001 at 51 years of age. I sounds like one of the Murchison women shopped like Imelda Marcos and Robert Mugabe's wife. In 1985, Murchison designed, constructed and financed a 30-acre campus-style headquarters for the Dallas Cowboys called Valley Ranch located in Irving, Texas. I have seen footage of LBJ's girlfriend, who attended the "smoker" (as Barr McClellan called it) at Murchison's house, and I had some doubts as to her credibility. Take a look at a seven-bedroom home that dates back to the 1930s with an impressive Dallas legacy, Feast your eyes on a beautifully preserved 1920s Spanish-style home in Highland Park, Dallas megachurch pastor T.D. They represented the creditors of Clinton Williams Murchison Jr., who, afflicted by dozens of business deals gone sour and unable to cover the huge personal guarantees he had given to finance. She was 47 years old. Im gonna bet you that in 15 years Athens will be way ahead of Tyler. Another Murchison box on the 15-yard line was bought for $320,000 by J.R. Smith Jr., an independent Dallas oilman, and Edward and Virginia Linthicum. Either she's the "mother-in-law" with all the clothes, but not the mother of Clint Murchison III or this Virginia is Clint III's sister. Youve got Barbara Thomas Lemmon and her husband, retired plastic surgeon Mark Lemmon, out at the 1,300-acre Max L. Thomas Ranch, named for Mrs. Lemmon a late husband and outfitted with a private lake and tennis court. Finally, he decides it was Listeria that killed her. I weigh 142 pounds.'' She donated her time and her money to charitable causes, especially regarding children. It is mentioned that this can be gotten from food poisoning. This became a model for how other NFL teams would operate stadiums. Read more here about our archive digitization project. The foreclosure sale left Mr. Murchison personally liable for much of the $23.75 million left unpaid. Alimony, child support. Can the Houston Astros Stretch Their Dynasty for One More Year? We have left it as it was originally published, without updating, to maintain a clear historical record. Throughout his business career, Mr. Murchison started and participated in a number of industries, including a taxicab company, publishing, life insurance, restaurants, banks and residential construction. It's so devious. Godwin, president, said the project was very poorly managed and cash flow stopped more than a year ago. Murchison had been hospitalized for about two weeks, a hospital spokesman said. And have a nice day. Bum Bright for $80 million. Look at the Cain Center and the fish hatchery. Mary Grace Granados is a Dallas native and graduate of Southern Methodist University. Bright said Mr. Murchison replied with a letter that read: ''Dear Ed, you are full of prunes. For the most part, Murchison was a hands-off owner, delegating a great deal of operational control of the Cowboys to general manager Tex Schramm, head coach Tom Landry and scouting/personnel director Gil Brandt. Instead, Murchison wanted a state of the art stadium, modeled after some European soccer venues, and then sold most of the $50,000 suites to corporations. Any children involved. Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business. He said she died of a bacteria that's found in food poisoning. The station was not a financial success, and joined forces with the Caroline organization to become the southern station of Radio Caroline. I say her death looks like murder. The mother-in-law spent a million dollars on clothes each year. ''With his engineering background, he was very much 'hands on' during its construction. Highly suspicious. Trouble began after John's death in an auto accident in 1979, which forced the dissolution of his partnership with Clint. Like Koon Kreek Rainbo members are encouraged to keep landscaping to a mini mum-and they do. Towns this size do not normally get these things. He retained the management rights to the stadium. His crew cut, horn-rims, and impish smile belied power. Youve got Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. at Valley View Ranch, with its huge trophy room in the main house and a pet pig named Bud. Nuclear Medicine Technologist since 1976 The gates part mid the county road with a number but no name leads to a one-lane bridge of old wooden planks across which a winding dirt road laden with potholes and wide enough lor a single Suburban stretches for miles. Clint was droll, reticent, and basically shy, preferring to remain . No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. What would the mediots say if Jerry Jones was having an affair with Tom Ciscowskis wife? Even the staid Cullens found. The circumstances of her illness and death shocked many in Highland Park . As part of the agreement to build Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, Murchison gave up ownership of the stadium and the 95 acres on which it sat in exchange for a 40-year lease. Indeed, the reversals were stunning. Mrs. Murchison, 47, the former wife of Clint Murchison III, was declared brain dead on April 28 after a couple of days on life support. LaRue, who built the lake around which Rainbo was developed. Following the death of his father Clint Murchison Sr., John and Clint Jr. inherited the wealth that their father had created. This happened only a short time ago. I would like to read some more about the soiree. John Murchison and his brother Clint Murchison Jr. were the first owners of the Dallas Cowboys. With the team becoming more successful in the mid-1960s, Clint Murchison, Jr. wanted a new stadium for the team. Journalism The atmosphere is rustic in a kind of pretentiously unpretentious way, but thats the point. Clint lived for excitement and thrills, and it was this addiction that led to the Dallas Cowboys downfall. This story is from Texas Monthlys archives. Murchison suggested hiring Landry away from his job as a defensive coach with the New York Giants. His bankruptcy was forced after three creditors, the Toronto-Dominion Bank, the Kona-Post Corporation, which was set up to develop property in Hawaii, and Citicorp, filed a petition to force Mr. Murchison into involuntary bankruptcy. The Circle Suites were available for purchase for $50,000 for the life of the stadium. She was troubled and on psychiatric medication. Get the latest news from Steve Brown and the business staff. However, John died in mid-June 1979 at a Boys Scouts speaking engagement. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Many of these lenders have obtained default judgments against Mr. Murchison. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. The degenerative nerve disease really was the end for him, and it forced him to sell the Dallas Cowboys for $63 million and Texas Stadium for $20 million to pay off his debts and treat his condition. [12], Murchison ran into financial difficulties as a result of questionable investments and mismanagement and failing health[2] at a time when the real estate market was collapsing, at the same time as a sharp decrease in the price of oil and a rise in interest rates. So the group of locals opened a competing donut shop in an old filling station on the other side of the highway. Bush had a place somewhere around town only because theyd seen him eating pizza at Mazzios with his family and a couple of Secret Service men. After LaRue died in 1956, Perrymans husband, the late W.C. Perryman, gathered a group of friends, including the late Grady Vaughn Jr. and Waymon Peavy of Dallas-bought the land 12 and a half mi les southeast of Athens from LaRues estate and clubbed it, as Mary Ann Perryman says. ''Clint's health had an awful lot to do with the whole can of worms,'' said Charles Johnston, chairman of First Federal Savings in Little Rock. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/01/obituaries/cw-murchison-jr-dies-in-texas-at-63.html. Also, a little more background: the date of her marriage to Murchison III, its duration, date of divorce, the respondent and co-respondent. Mr. Murchison, whose fortune reached an estimated $250 million in 1984, according to Forbes magazine, was recently beset with financial difficulties brought on by the collapse of the real estate market and global oil prices. Follow Mary Grace Granados on Instagram, go to our luxury real estate page or subscribe to our free weekly newsletter. Even the wooded acres around the Murchison estate on Forest Lane in North Dallas would have gone on the auction block on Tuesday had he not deeded it to a corporation he controlled, which then declared bankruptcy. The net worth of Nelson Bunker Hunt and his brother, W. Herbert Hunt, has suffered huge erosion, as has that of two other Texas brothers, T. Cullen and Ken Davis. And those who want Athens to return to the secret it used to be. In 1975, Anne Brandt divorced her husband Gil yes, that Gil Brandt and became Mrs. Clint Murchison by that June. It was a mystery to everyone why Clint proposed to me. To Athens. He is estimated to owe more than $150 million to about 30 major creditors. Newer members-such as Paul Adams and Bill Braecklein-build what one longtime Koon Kreeker calls monster houses perfect for University Park, but out of place down here. Others regularly propose the addition of some late-20th century amenity. That nameless, never-ending blacktop road could lead to a lone mobile home sitting lopsided on a piece of land with a tractor out back and the weeks laundry clothespinned out front. Shannon loved vintage clothing, as I said. And that is why Dallas well-to-do have always cast a favorable eye on Athens. You are an hour and a half out of Dallas. ''Considering the amounts involved, I am surprised the creditors are not more hostile to him,'' said George McElreath, the Federal bankruptcy trustee who ran today's meeting. Maybe not in size but in these other areas-cultural, industrial. My, my, another suspicious death. Although his body was shriveled by Lou Gehrigs disease, which eventually killed him, he insisted that Bill Dunagan and I load his wheelchair into a limo and take him to his favorite barbecue hangout. Beginning in his native East Texas, the elder Mr. Murchison went on to make millions of dollars in the oil fields near Wichita Falls, Tex. By Peter H. Frank, Special To the New York Times. Tyler is the town Athens aspires to be. Maybe he had death threats. Murchison developed extreme right-wing political opinions and along with his friend, Haroldson L. Hunt, was a supporter of the John Birch Society. For Dallas Cowboys fans, we would have the Hunt-owned Dallas Texans and their lone Super Bowl to celebrate if not for Clint Jr.s mad desire to own an NFL team that dated back to 1952 when Clint wanted to buy the floundering Metroplex franchise. Murchison's laissez-faire attitude has been credited by many Cowboys fans as the driving force in the team's 20 consecutive winning seasons from 19661985 (including five Super Bowl appearances and including two Super Bowl championships). TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. He said he could not determine what caused the injury. After World War II, he earned a master's degree in mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Marshall loved elaborate halftime shows with lots of bands and live animal acts, and disaster was barely averted when a stadium guard caught Clints rowdies as they were trying to free several thousand live chickens while a dog team pulled Santa Claus down the field. Back in Athens. Clint W. Murchison Jr., the scion of a Texas wildcat oil family who created the Dallas Cowboys football team, died Monday night. Music An autopsy was ordered in part because she had reported to the police on April 19 that she had suffered a black eye and extensive bruising. Tex Schramm eulogized Clint at his funeral as the glue that held the Dallas Cowboys together. Its hard to imagine Clint Murchison shooting baskets or riding busesthe Polo Lounge, okay, but the Polo Grounds, never. Mrs. Murchison loved fashion. These were risky investments that Clint made, from building residential developments along the West Coast to overpaying nearly $5 million for over 45 acres near Washington, D.C. Clint was thrilled just to own the properties, because he believed real estate would always be a booming investment. It bothered some that he was cozy with J. Edgar Hoover, a frequent houseguest. I'm going to dig further, JFK Assassination Research student since 1964 Mr. Murchison owes money to some of the best-known names in American finance. We arranged it so that you coult not see another house from your lot, so that you could have the feeling of being there alone. Mr. Murchison's lawyer, Mr. Palmer, did not return two telephone calls seeking the debtor's view of the events. Now that its become common knowledge the Bushes have a place at Rainbo, says Mary Ann Perryman, somebodys always nosing around., Perryman is a third-generation Athenian and daughter of E.B. It was claimed that McCarthy got so much money from the Lone Star State he became . Murchison entered Henderson County Memorial Hospital earlier in the week and died at One of his sons is Clint Murchison Jr., owner of the Dallas Cowboys professional football team. Clint Murchison Jr.: $1.4 billion inheritance Clint Murchison Jr. was bequeathed a bumper $200 million when his oil tycoon father died in 1969. Perhaps it was Murchisons foresight, or it could have been the foresight of Murchisons partners, as Clint Jr. never fully owned the team except for four years. Mrs. Murchison, 47, the former wife of Clint Murchison III, was declared brain dead April 28 after a couple of days on life support. Young called the 18,589-square-foot floor plan classic and said it was based on the White House. So, you see, big money can buy anything in Dallas, but that doesnt mean it can buy anything at Dallas most prestigious club. Clint was dying when I saw him last summer. Within a short period of time the "Project Atlanta" people sold out completely to the Caroline group. Now, a woman with a chronic illness who took so much acetaminophen for pain that it killed her at 47? How much Tylenol do you take if it isn't working? Another thing. Presently employed as a Senior Staff Nuclear Medicine Technologist and Bone Densitometry Technologist at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital since July 2006. And thats when the beginning of the end came for the Dallas Cowboys. 19 South. Even after selling the team in 1983, the lawsuits against Clint were just over $75 million and would not relent. paula benson stephen conroy. And you have reached the last vestige of true Dallas Society. One claim that Dallas Cowboys fans make, particularly those who listen to the Turkey Neck, or particularly those who confuse paranoia with freethinking and think being an unpaid moderator on a troll-catering fan forum is a lifetime achievement, is that Stephen Jones is a rich mans son. Whether or not it was true, and whether or not it included all of Henderson County and the well-to-do part-timers out at Koon Kreek, was beside the point. In 1985, Murchison designed, constructed and financed a 30-acre campus-style headquarters for the Dallas Cowboys called Valley Ranch located in Irving, Texas. This page was last edited on 14 March 2023, at 01:07. Another example of Clint Murchison putting his needs ahead of the players was in the building of Texas Stadium. Leave them blank to get signed up. But many of his creditors are beginning to believe that the 61- year-old entrepreneur is, to put it plainly, broke. [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. OD? His lawyers have said that Mr. Murchison can pay off everybody if his assets are liquidated in an orderly manner. Clint William Murchison Jr., (September 12, 1923 in Dallas, Texas-March 30, 1987) was a businessman and founder of the Dallas Cowboys football team. [9], Incorporating a host of first-ever innovations, Murchison became known as the godfather of modern stadium construction. As deals fell through and development projects around the country failed, the cash needed to sustain the payments on the large loans that he had personally guaranteed at high interest rates was not available. The Cowboys became first team to use computers in talent scouting. She was found dead at age 47 with bruises on her body and a black eye. ''He is attempting with all his power to maximize the estate in hopes that everybody will get what is owed to him.''. Id like to second Landrys suggestion that it be renamed Murchison Stadium. Young said the home was passed on to Clint Murchison Sr.'s son and daughter-in-law, John and Lucille Lupe Murchison. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. The big question is whether Mr. Murchison (pronounced MURK- ison), heir to the vast fortune accumulated by his famed wildcatter father, Clinton Murchison Sr., has enough assets to pay off his creditors, as he says he wants to do. The meningitis was due to a strain of listeria that can be found in food poisoning, investigators concluded. This was in the book ", Consult below for the rest of the story. If someone were to investigate her death, they'd probably drop dead too. Many familiar with the case trace the Murchison problems to several key events since the death of Clint Sr. in 1969. A quote from the former husband sadly intoning he wishes things could have worked out better. One year an aging barroom brawler showed up at camp, introduced himself as Rufus Roughhouse Page, and presented a contract signed by Clint Murchison. Clint had a weakness for slumming and could show up anywhere at any hour. Ever since The Dallas Morning News calledKoonKreekaplaygroundformillionairesina 1957 story about the clubs newest member, Sid Richardson, then the richest man in America, Koon Kreekers have been downright paranoid about privacy. Clint could barely talk, but I caught a phrase: Roughhouse Page. Its only because of our Dallas connections that were getting these facilities.. He was paying $80 million just to cover the interest rates on his bank notes. Members, meanwhile, fight for the right to a little privacy. Marriage to Clint. Adjusted for inflation, this is the equivalent of $1 . Kennedy. Or, the Cowboys could be the team thats rumored to move to Los Angeles on an annual basis. On the other hand, we dont want people to turn Athens into a Little Dallas. But as Dick Hitt noted in a recent Dallas Times Herald column, Clint redeemed himself on one of Hoovers visits by hitching a live jackass to the staircase. If it wasnt fun for Clint Jr., he wanted nothing to do with it. The Murchison lawyers suggested that the creditors form a committee to work with him, according to a lawyer present. Along with these real estate gambles came outlandish ventures, like tossing $10 million into converting cow patties to natural gas or financing a millions-of-dollars ski resort in Iran. My most cherished memory of Bunker is of him sitting on a bus parked outside the old Polo Grounds in New York. "In a report of an investigation being conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of the Department of the Treasury, special agents had learned 'that [Clint] Murchison was. Shannon West Murchison might have been one of these people (which is worse) who knew of her father-in-law's involvement in the Kennedy Assassination or heard rumors to the effect, and felt if her father-in-law had anything to do with Kennedy's death, then maybe Kennedy deserved it. His mother died when he was two and he was mainly raised by an aunt. George W. Bush and his family-as well as Jim and Debbie Francis, Bob and Ginny Payne, and the Bayouds-off to themselves in the woods at Rainbo. Clint William Murchison Jr. was the last surviving son of Clint Murchison Sr., a Texas wildcatter who rode the oil boom of the 1920's to fame and fortune. By 1987, Clint Murchison had sold his mansion and lived in a standard middle-class house with his wife Anne. Even then, its drive-through window and three parking spaces couldnt accommodate the rush of weekend business that still commences at 5-with the first batches of glazed donuts-and continues unabated until noon, when Daylight closes for the day. The study of PET-CT combined since 2004 Clint Jr. and his other son, John Dabney, were run building in downtown Dallas. In the whole splendacious state there probably is no more obvious example of this than Clint Williams Murchison Jr., a compact, brush-haired Dallas millionaire who is president and majority. In 1927 he founded a company that was to become the Southern Union Gas Company in Dallas. He was also the father of Dallas Cowboys owner Clint Murchison Jr.[2], Murchison, the third child of John Weldon and Clara Lee Murchison, was born April 11, 1895, in Tyler, Texas. He found the drug helped aid him in his concupiscent escapades. He and his brother inherited the fortune their father had built in real estate, construction, railroads and oil in the 1920s and 1030s. I think something is being hushed up here. Not merely the rich or the famous, but those who were simultaneously rich and famous and had freeways and towns and colleges named for them (or their daddies), but, really, when it came right down to it. Koon Kreekers- Bill Clements, Lamar Norsworthy, Michaux Nash Jr. and David Shuford; assorted Dealeys, Hawns, Underwoods and Schoellkopfs-are bom into the place. Most of the other superrich I knew when I was a sportswriter in Dallas in the sixtiesmost notably Clints archrival, Lamar Huntseemed to begrudge their family fortunes. His general attitude was to hire experts and let them execute the aspect of the business that fell in their expertise. After John Murchison's death in 1979, a legal dispute over his estate led to the sale of the Cowboys to H. R. Bright, a Dallas businessman, for $60 million in 1984. In 1981, John's son, John Jr., sued Clint for mismanagement of the assets. The proceedings have shed unwanted public light on the Murchison empire, which has long operated amid unusual secrecy. The first thing on the docket is his ex-wife's death: Socialite Shannon Murchison died of acute bacterial meningitis that spread throughout her system, according to a report released Monday by the Dallas County medical examiner's office. The unmistakable public sign of Mr. Murchison's growing troubles came last May 18. Eventually, both Murchison and crony Sid Richardson were invited to join Koon Kreek, although its not certain if they were issued invitations before or after they appeared in Time (The New Athenians) and V.S. A love of football that began in prep school led Mr. Murchison to create the first great professional sports franchise in Dallas, the National Football League's Cowboys, in 1960. I could see her going to the hospital with such wounds, but she called the police. In twenty years, Clint had gone through $1.25 billion to $550 in debt. Clinton Williams Murchison Jr. (September 12, 1923 March 30, 1987) was a businessman and founder of the Dallas Cowboys football team. He's the son of the Murchison who held that meeting with Johnson, Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover, and others, where they decided to assassinate the President. The primary suite has its own wing, which amounts to more than 2,000 square feet. [11], Murchison's luxury suite often played host to famous guests including Willie Nelson, Clint Eastwood, Jerry Jeff Walker, Norman Lear, Burt Reynolds, Henry Kissinger and Lyndon Johnson. Burrough chronicles the rise and fall of Clint Murchison Jr., from his pinnacle as owner of the Dallas Cowboys to the collapse of his empire in bankruptcy. He owned so many businesses that he sometimes forgot a few. Mr. Johnston and M.R. The kitchen features Carrera marble, two countertop islands, a dumbwaiter and countertop seating. Mr. Palmer told the creditors that, apart from an island in the Bahamas, the assets consist mostly of stock, mainly in Topcor, the holding company for his diverse enterprises. . In a 1936 article, The News reported that the home cost $150,000 to build.
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