Bud Adams

(1923-2013)

American football executive, owner

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Kenneth Stanley "Bud" Adams, Jr. (January 3, 1923 – October 21, 2013) was an American businessman who was the founder and owner of the Tennessee Titans, a National Football League franchise. A member of the Cherokee Nation who originally made his fortune in the petroleum business, Adams was chairman and CEO of Adams Resources & Energy Inc., a wholesale supplier of oil and natural gas. He was instrumental in the founding and establishment of the former American Football League. Adams became a charter AFL owner with the establishment of the current Titans franchise, which was originally known as the Houston Oilers. He was the senior owner (by time) with his team in the National Football League, a few months ahead of Buffalo Bills' owner Ralph Wilson. Adams also was one of the owners of the Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association and the owner of the second Nashville Kats franchise of the Arena Football League. He was elected to the American Football League Hall of Fame, an online site, but as of 2018 is not a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, despite several nominations and an ongoing effort to make him such.

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Born	Kenneth Stanley Adams 3 January 1923 Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Died	21 October 2013 (aged 90) Houston, TX
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Nancy Neville Adams 1925-2009 · · m. 1947 info edit

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Susan info 1st child with Nancy Neville Adams Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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Amy info 2nd child with Nancy Neville Adams Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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Kenneth info 3rd child with Nancy Neville Adams Male b. 2 Nov 1957 · Age: 67 · 1957- · Celebrity Baby

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