Billy Joe "Red" McCombs (born 1927 in Spur, Texas) is the founder of the Red McCombs Automotive Group, a co-founder of Clear Channel Communications, a former owner of the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, and the Minnesota Vikings, and the namesake of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin (an honor which cost US$50 million). He was named as one of Forbes magazine's top 400 richest Americans in 2005. Spur is a city located in Dickens County, Texas. ... Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media company based in the United States of America. ... The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. ... City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Ragnar and Vikadontis Rex Local radio Flagship stations: KFAN (1130 AM) Announcers: Paul Allen, Greg Coleman, and... McCombs School of Business. ... The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... Forbes Building on Fifth Avenue in New York City Forbes is an American business and financial magazine founded in 1917 by B.C. Forbes. ...

McCombs was roundly criticized in Minnesota after he put the Vikings up for sale, as the team had gone from one of the most consistently popular in the NFL, at the time he bought it in 1998, to one struggling to make it to the post-season. The team was running annually US$20-30 million below the salary cap (very near the league-mandated salary floor), and McCombs showing little inclination to purchase the players he would need to make the team a legitimate Super Bowl contender. He sold the Vikings to new (and current) owner Zygi Wilf before the 2005 football season. Official language(s) English Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... Zygmunt Wilf (born April 22, 1950 in Germany) is the principal owner of the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL. His parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Wilf, are both Holocaust survivors. ... // Athletics Mens 100 metres - Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new world record of 9. ...

External links

• Biography at McCombs School of Business - UT Austin
• Red McCombs Gives $50 Million To UT Business School
• Forbes profile on Billy Joe McCombs
• Red McCombs Automotive Group