Red McCombs has passed away

[Mitch Cumsteen 18523]

Feel free to move this off of the football board... I didn't really know where to put it.

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/02/20/business-icon-red-mccombs-passes-away-at-95-years-old/

[HenryJames 65889]

Do we have a coordinators board?

[Hate 20103]

Damn, Red was a SA legend. He’s almost solely responsible for the Spurs still being in San Antonio. RIP Red.

[bullzak 411]

Texas Football has been trying to kill my ass for the last 50 years too Red. 

RIP. People may not always like his style but he was a true friend to UT. 

[BurntOrange&White 39651]

So hopefully his will is structured to give millions to NIL, the athletic department, or his kids are super generous.

[DFW Horn 6118]

RIP, Red

Thanks for being a supporter for UT athletics and the business school. 

[SomeoneYouKnow2 235]

Damn. Who's gonna give our recruits F250s now?

[NTVTXN 1432]

RIP, Red.🤘🏻

[NeverMarryAStripper 21781]

Does this mean we can change the name of the Business School back?

[Pam Cummings 9576]

Turns out he was giving Charlie way too much credit. RIP my man.

[TexasHooch 5117]

On the record...

 

Off the record...

[Rimbo 25778]

16 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

Turns out he was giving Charlie way too much credit. RIP my man.

I owe the man a huge apology, personally. You were right, Red.

[Mikey4 2476]

Damn, I still remember attending the business school's naming ceremony  as a student. Great guy. RIP.

[Vertigo 20266]

🤘

[Macanudo 12926]

Does this mean our athletic department can at least attempt to operate logically now?

[Sgt Hulk 13647]

Damn. Huge loss 

[B00M 6280]

8 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

Does this mean our athletic department can at least attempt to operate logically now?

Dumb question amnesty:  Huh? 

[Sawbonz 27423]

Cross him off then

[Josef Pwag 1724]

29 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

Does this mean our athletic department can at least attempt to operate logically now?

Red was right about CS. 

[MirrOlure 14625]

58 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Does this mean we can change the name of the Business School back?

Hopefully........I mean, God forbid any modern-day Business School Graduates get the wrong idea of leveraging a job selling cars into founding what became an auto dealership empire that facilitated the ownership of two professional sports franchises which in turn facilitated the donation of millions upon millions to both the Academic and Athletic operations of the school from which they graduate.  I mean, that would be silly....

[Bigbend1812 12886]

RIP 🤘

[Armybrat 40735]

RIP Red. 🤘

[927 E. 41st 1124]

Sad day. If you remember he hitch-hiked to College Station because he wanted to play football, they told him to piss-off so he hitch-hiked to Austin. His desire and effort were recognised here and the rest is history. 

So think of it, T.Boone Pickens starts playing basketball at A&M and then transfers to Okie A&M (now state) and later he contributes many millions. Red McCombs gets passed over by A&M, comes to Texas where he later contributes many millions.

If both of those guys had stayed at A&M... They could have both had a lifetime working at a gas station!

[TwiceHorn 31269]

27 minutes ago, MirrOlure said:

Hopefully........I mean, God forbid any modern-day Business School Graduates get the wrong idea of leveraging a job selling cars into founding what became an auto dealership empire that facilitated the ownership of two professional sports franchises which in turn facilitated the donation of millions upon millions to both the Academic and Athletic operations of the school from which they graduate.  I mean, that would be silly....

My objection was the sort of "me too" trend of naming the business school, ala Wharton.  it was secondary that the namesake was a car dealer.

[TejasPedro 1849]

I don’t have any doubt that Red was a fine donor. I think he would have made a great fund raiser, maybe a donation coordinator

[cochamps 1876]

RIP  🤘

[Wishbone 4734]

R.I.P. Red

HOOK’EM ! 🤘

 

[KennyPowders 331]

Hope I am in his will

I am god damn tired of busting my ass in mexico trying to make it back to the bigs when these motherfuckers dont even respect my showmanship

 

[TKthunder2 4980]

Damn RIP Red.

[msucolt45 3989]

Bought my my most recent Tacoma last year from Red’s. RIP good man for SA and Texas! RIP Red!

Hook’em!

[GringoSalado 1651]

[Earl Haffler 584]

I hope he understands that St Peter is not God.  Maybe an apostle or coordinator.

[Tex Long 4347]

Hits close to home. I have a cat named Red.

[bullet 1596]

6 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Does this mean we can change the name of the Business School back?

Didn't think it had a name before.

 

RIP Red.

[ousux 5586]

Hookem Red RIP

[NeverMarryAStripper 21781]

37 minutes ago, bullet said:

Didn't think it had a name before.

Sure it did, College if Business Administration

[YGIFS 19449]

2 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Sure it did, College if Business Administration

Then what?  

[orangeut 212]

Thank you for all you did for UT.   \m/  Red.

 

[texhorn 351]

My Dad worked for Red for many years. I remember going to his ranch as a kid.

RIP to a legend

[speed817 19111]

https://www.change.org/p/university-of-texas-at-austin-replace-mccombs-school-of-business-with-an-heb

[MNLonghornFUKM 8799]

On the record...

 
Off the record...

Pretty much. Yep.

RIP red

*farts in his general direction*

[SHOOTER12 8789]

RIP Red, fortunate enough to have met him back in the old days in San Antonio. I tell you, that man could sell ice to an Eskimo and convince them to buy a limited warranty. 

[n64ra 1077]

RIP

[Tex Long 4347]

I'm sincerely saddened that Mack Brown is alive and Red isn't.

[CHIEF 5072]

95 years old. Ol' Red made it to the end of the roll of toilet paper of life. He should have no complaints.

CHIEF

[Eggo 3974]

19 hours ago, CHIEF said:

95 years old. Ol' Red made it to the end of the roll of toilet paper of life. He should have no complaints.

CHIEF

If he has complaints, he can share them with Charline.