Dec 07, 2025
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Tom Hicks, who have been installed the Dallas Stars and Texas Rangers, died Saturday.Hicks is described as an innovative businessman and pioneer in private equity.
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Thomas O'Hick, an early adopter of the world's most thoughtful sportswear maker, died Saturday surrounded by family in Dallas.He was 79 years old.
Described by those who knew him as an "eternal optimist" and someone who "dreamed big", Hicks built his fortune by founding private equity groups, starting with Hicks & Haas in 1984 and then Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst in 1989, before turning to his love of sports.He may have made his fortune in business, but he made headlines in Dallas and then in the sports world, first buying the Dallas Stars a year after their arrival from Minneapolis, then adding the Texas Rangers three years later.It eventually added a 50% stake in Liverpool FC of the English Premier League.
He won a Stanley Cup with the Stars in 1999.For a decade, he was the only non-Dalbay team player.
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Finally, he tried to expand to another continent and the plant fulfilled his dream of building a new football stadium for the club.
Unfortunately, as the global economy collapses, we make a game that could cause the world to decline and the sports team to freeze.In a historic time, franchises were sold in the 2010 defense auction, when franchises denied first-time first-timers to the World Series."Liverpool" in the same year carried out the Fenway Sports Club, which was run by the owners of the Red Zizoton Sports Club.The Stars were traded to Tom Gagliardi a year later.
Hicks, on the other hand, has not lost interest in "his" teams.He is in the stands for the appearances of the Rangers' world series and the key to helping Gagliardi rise to accelerate the stars.
"I am deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Abominable," Gaglardi said in a statement."I've always been one of my own, always helping, always helping.
Said Jim Lites, the former Stars president who also served as head of the Hicks Sports Marketing group that included the Rangers, Stars, Liverpool and Mesquite Championship Rodeo: “Mr. Hicks was more than an owner - he was a friend and a visionary that forever changed the Dallas/Fort Worth sports landscape. I am extremely proud of everything that Mr. Hicks enabled us to accomplish during his ownership of the Dallas Stars. He empowered us and the entire organization to push for greatness. The explosion of hockey in the Lone Star State and in the Sun Belt can be directly connected to his ownership of our franchise. I will dearly miss my friend and send my condolences to his entire family.”
Among the biggest moves of 'Hicks' with the Rangers after the trade of Rodriguez was that he reorganized his last general manager, and when he added Nolan Ryan as the president of the team to go back to the fans.
While the Rangers initially struggled under Daniel, they went to back-to-back World Series in 2010-11 and went 162 games in six seven seasons from 2010-16, not long after the bankruptcy bid.
Daniels said: "Tom had a vision," said Daniels, Sunday.
REARS said the club was "saddened" by the death of Echoes.
"Mr. Hicks was a dedicated leader in the promotion of North Texas sports. He founded Southwest Sports Group in 1999, a Dallas-based sports entertainment company that included the Rangers, Dallas Stars and several other properties," the statement said."During his tenure as owner, the Rangers located their Double-A team in a new stadium in Frisco, added a state-of-the-art spring training and baseball facility in Surprise, Arizona, and established subsequent media partnerships with LIN Television and Fox Sports to televise the club's games.
"The hires of general manager Jon Daniels in 2005, manager Ron Washington in 2007 and president Nolan Ryan in 2008 were instrumental in the Rangers winning the 2010 and 2011 A.L. championships, the first World Series in franchise history. Mr. Hicks was an avid and passionate fan of the Rangers, Hicks and Texas. His six children and entire family mourn the legendary Texas businessman, philanthropist and athlete.
At the height of his business and sports empire, Hicks owned the largest estate in Dallas, formerly Crespi Mansion.
But for all his accomplishments, Hicks was happiest with his family.He leaves behind his wife of 35 years, Cinda Carey Hicks, six children, Thomas Jr. (Tommy), Mac, John (Alex), Robert, William and Katherine, and 14 grandchildren.
His six children said in a statement: "For all that he achieved in his amazing life, Tom Hicks' best title was 'Dad.'" Thank you.
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