Clark Hunt
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Clark K. Hunt (b. February 19, 1965) is Chairman of the Board of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and a founding investor-owner in Major League Soccer.
He is the son of Lamar Hunt and the grandson of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt. Following the death of his father in 2006, Clark became co-owner of the Kansas City Chiefs along with his three siblings. However, Clark Hunt's siblings chose him to be the representation of the Hunt Family with business concerning the Chiefs.
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[edit] Background
After graduating from St. Mark's School of Texas, he went on to finish first in his class at Southern Methodist University, where he was a captain of SMU's nationally-ranked soccer team and a two-time Academic All-American. He also received a Masters of Business Administration from SMU.
In addition to his activities within his family's football and soccer franchises, Hunt is Chief Executive Officer of Shoreline Management Group, an investment company. He began his business career as an analyst with Goldman Sachs before starting the firm. Hunt is on the Board at both St. Mark's and the SMU Cox School of Business.
[edit] Involvement in professional sports
Clark Hunt, a longtime soccer fan, was one of the driving forces behind the creation of Major League Soccer, along with his father. He helped his father to run the Kansas City Wizards until the team was sold in 2006. Hunt remains a member of the league's Board of Governors.
[edit] Kansas City Chiefs ownership
Following the death of his father, Clark became the representation of the Hunt Family in owning his father's Kansas City Chiefs. [1] It was carefully planned that way, of course, crafted during long family discussions as the Hunts plotted the course of the franchise after Lamar was no longer involved. The pendulum of control had been swinging slowly but surely from Lamar to Clark over the last several years. [1]
Hunt has been described by many as being much like his generous father. A traditionalist like his father, Lamar, Hunt wants the Chiefs to look much the same as they have since their arrival in Kansas City more than 40 years ago. [1] He emerged as a leading advocate for increased revenue sharing [1], and does not plan to sell the naming rights of Arrowhead Stadium, something his father never did. [1]
Praise for Hunt has come from all sides of the spectrum:
“Clark has been involved for a while now. It’s not like he’s a rookie...I’ve had a lot of exposure to him. I’ve sat next to him in quite a few meetings. Our teams play each other two times every year. He’s got a lot of the same qualities his father did." - Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen.
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