Tom Hicks
American private equity investor (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Ollis Hicks Sr. (born February 7, 1946), is an American private equity investor and sports team owner living in Dallas, Texas. Forbes magazine estimated Hicks' wealth at $1 billion in 2009, but it dropped to $700 million in 2010.[1][2] Hicks co-founded the investment firm, Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, previously owned 50% of the English football club Liverpool F.C., and is chairman of Hicks Holdings LLC, which owns and operates Hicks Sports Group, the company that formerly owned the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Stars, and the Mesquite Championship Rodeo. In 2010, Hicks was forced to sell the Rangers and Liverpool to satisfy his creditors, and the Stars went into bankruptcy the following year.[2][3][4]
Tom Hicks | |
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Co-owner and Chairman of Liverpool F.C. | |
In office February 6, 2007 – October 15, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Moores family |
Succeeded by | John W. Henry |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Ollis Hicks (1946-02-07) February 7, 1946 (age 78) Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Texas University of Southern California |