Clark Hunt Research Paper
Clark Hunt is Chairman,CEO,and part owner of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs and an investor-owner in Major League Soccer.Hunt also serves as chairman of Hunt Sports Group. Clark Hunt was born February 19,1965,he is 52. He grew up in Dallas,Texas.He is married to former Miss Missouri USA,Tavia Shackles,he has three children. Following the death of his father,Lamar Hunt, Clark Hunt Co-Inherited ownership of Kansas City Chiefs.Clark’s father,Lamar Hunt was one of the founding investors of Major League Soccer. In 2003, Hunt purchased the Dallas Burn,now known as FC Dallas.
Clark Hunt said his his father’s involvement in professional soccer started in 1967.His father founded two of the original teams in the league,the Kansas City Wizards,and the Dallas
Burn(FC Dallas). Clark hunt came from a long line of money.It all started from him being the grandson of H.L Hunt, who ended up with the secured title to almost all of the East Texas Oil Field,one of the world’s largest deposits.He made a fortune that was one of the world’s largest:once he died,he was reputed to have the highest net worth of any individual in the world.Then Clark Hunt’s father,Lamar Hunt was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer,basketball,tennis,and ice hockey in the United States.He was also the principal founder of the American Football League and Major League Soccer,and cofounder of World Championship Tennis.He was also the founder and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs ,the Kansas City Wizards of MLS,and he owned Columbus Crew. Clark Hunt wants to follow in his father’s footsteps.Clark Hunt’s father Lamar Hunt owned Columbus Crew, in 2013 Clark Hunt decided he wanted to sell Columbus Crew,Columbus Crew was sold by Hunt's Sports Group for a record price of $68 million. The Hunts Group paid a $5 million expansion fee for the team in 1995 and spent $28.5 million to build Crew Stadium.
In Hunt’s first five years of being in charge he fired,removed,or watched leave many long term employees.
Clark Hunt said his his father’s involvement in professional soccer started in 1967.His father founded two of the original teams in the league,the Kansas City Wizards,and the Dallas
Burn(FC Dallas). Clark hunt came from a long line of money.It all started from him being the grandson of H.L Hunt, who ended up with the secured title to almost all of the East Texas Oil Field,one of the world’s largest deposits.He made a fortune that was one of the world’s largest:once he died,he was reputed to have the highest net worth of any individual in the world.Then Clark Hunt’s father,Lamar Hunt was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer,basketball,tennis,and ice hockey in the United States.He was also the principal founder of the American Football League and Major League Soccer,and cofounder of World Championship Tennis.He was also the founder and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs ,the Kansas City Wizards of MLS,and he owned Columbus Crew. Clark Hunt wants to follow in his father’s footsteps.Clark Hunt’s father Lamar Hunt owned Columbus Crew, in 2013 Clark Hunt decided he wanted to sell Columbus Crew,Columbus Crew was sold by Hunt's Sports Group for a record price of $68 million. The Hunts Group paid a $5 million expansion fee for the team in 1995 and spent $28.5 million to build Crew Stadium.
In Hunt’s first five years of being in charge he fired,removed,or watched leave many long term employees.