American businessman William Joe “Red” McCombs lived from October 19, 1927, until February 19, 2023.

The McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin bears his name.

He was the creator of the Red McCombs Automotive Group in San Antonio, Texas, a co-founder of Clear Channel Communications, a former chairman of Constellis Group, a former owner of the San Antonio Spurs, San Antonio Force, Denver Nuggets, and the Minnesota Vikings, and the founder of the Red McCombs Automotive Group. He was included among the 400 wealthiest Americans in Forbes.

Who is Red McCombs wife Charline Hamblin McCombs?

Charline Hamblin McCombs was Red’s wife. They tied the knot in 1950.  Charline died 2019.

In 2017, McCombs sued seven of his former executives for $1 million in civil court, alleging that they stole “trade secrets” from his business to start F4 Resources, a rival company, in Houston.

William “Bill” Forney, Jr., a former employee of McCombs for forty-four years, former CFO Ricky Halkin, vice president of operations Larry Wyont, vice president of land Charles Forney, and vice president of geology Philip Forney are all named as defendants in the lawsuit.