It began with owners Clint Murchison Jr., the son of a Texas oil tycoon, and George Preston Marshall, the owner of the then-Washington Redskins. The feud between the two wealthy men was notable ...

As the story goes, in 1958 Texas oilman Clint Murchison thought he was finally closing in on his dream of bringing pro football to Dallas. Two previous attempts to purchase teams had failed ...

Last May when Texans John and Clint Murchison Jr. (TIME cover, June 16) ousted Wall Street Millionaire Allan Kirby from control of Alleghany Corp., Kirby growled ominously: “The Murchison boys ...

Clint Murchison, a potential NFL franchise owner, decided to persuade Marshall to let the expansion happen by buying the rights to "Hail to the Redskins/Commanders" in 1958. He threatened to ...