Bud Adams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bud Adams

American football executive, owner

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1923

Place of Birth: Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 21-Oct-2013

Profession: businessperson, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Bud Adams

  • Kenneth Stanley "Bud" Adams, Jr.
  • (January 3, 1923 – October 21, 2013) was the owner of the Tennessee Titans, a National Football League franchise.
  • He was instrumental in the founding and establishment of the former American Football League.
  • Adams became a charter AFL owner with the establishment of the current Titans franchise, which was originally known as the Houston Oilers.
  • He was the senior owner (by time) with his team in the National Football League, a few months ahead of Buffalo Bills' owner Ralph Wilson.
  • Adams also was one of the owners of the Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association and the owner of the second Nashville Kats franchise of the Arena Football League.
  • He was elected to the American Football League Hall of Fame, an online site, but as of 2018 is not a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, despite several nominations and an ongoing effort to make him such. Adams had many business interests in the Houston area.
  • A member of the Cherokee Nation who originally made his fortune in the petroleum business, Adams was chairman and CEO of Adams Resources & Energy Inc., a wholesale supplier of oil and natural gas.
  • He also owned several Lincoln-Mercury automobile franchises.

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