December 7 – Texas businessman and philanthropist Tom Hicks, who simultaneously owned NHL, Major League Baseball and English Premier League soccer clubs, died Saturday. He was 79.
Hicks formerly owned the Dallas Stars from 1995-2011 and the Texas Rangers from 1998-2010. He also acquired 50% ownership of Liverpool.
A news release from Hicks Holdings LLC early Sunday morning said Hicks died peacefully surrounded by his family in Dallas.
The 2022 inductee into the Texas Business Hall of Fame co-founded Hicks & Haas in 1984 and