Billy Joe 'Red' McCombs, known for once owning the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and venturing into the NFL to buy the Minnesota Vikings, died Sunday at his home in San Antonio at the age of 95, his family announced Monday in a statement. He was one of Texas' most prominent business people and philanthropists.
February 20, 2023 at 6:27 pm ESTAUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Texas Longhorn alumni and donor, Red McCombs is escorted to the field for the coin toss prior to 13 - 10 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys on October 21, 2017 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX.
Hall of Famer George"The Iceman" Gervin, contributed greatly to the team's success in 1982, after which, McCombs sold his shares of the team. Gervin spoke with the"I can say Red [was] a friend," he said."The impact he had on this city is unbelievable. We always say, 'Everything Red touches turns to gold.' It's a reality. His vision for this city, his vision for the Spurs.
McCombs went on to buy the Nuggets, sell in 1985, and repurchase stake in the Spurs a year later. In 1988, he bought the team from its investors and sold one last time in 1993.$625 million "Red embodied his famous 'Purple Pride' phrase and remained a staunch Vikings fan after passing the torch to the Wilf family in 2005," the team said in a
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