Clint Murchison's mother died when he was two and he was mainly raised by an aunt.
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13 Facts About Clint Murchison
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Clint Murchison attended school at Lawrenceville School and joined the Marine Corps after Pearl Harbor and went on to become a student at Duke University as part of the Marine Corps V-12 training program where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in electrical engineering.
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Clint Murchison received a master's degree in mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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In 1952, Clint Murchison joined a syndicate that included Everette Lee DeGolyer and Jack Crichton, both of Dallas, to use connections in the government of General Francisco Franco to obtain drilling rights in Spain.
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Clint Murchison suggested hiring Landry away from his job as a defensive coach with the New York Giants.
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Clint Murchison's Cowboys, featuring likable players and a winning tradition, paved the way for a new Dallas image.
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Clint Murchison worked with architects to create a revolutionary design for a football-only stadium that would feature a roof that would cover all the seats, but leave an open field to keep the elements as part of the game.
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In 1985, Clint Murchison designed, constructed and financed a 30-acre campus-style headquarters for the Dallas Cowboys called Valley Ranch located in Irving, Texas.
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Clint Murchison was named a finalist for the 2020 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a contributor, however he was not elected.
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Clint Murchison ran into financial difficulties as a result of questionable investments and mismanagement and failing health at a time when the real estate market was collapsing, at the same time as a sharp decrease in the price of oil and a rise in interest rates.
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Clint Murchison fought a rare nerve disease called olivopontocerebellar atrophy and was in a wheelchair in his final years.
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