HOUSTON — Robert “Bob” McNair, the man who brought football back to Houston after the Oilers left for Tennessee by founding the Texans, has died. He formed Houston NFL Holdings in 1998, and on Oct. 6, 1999, he was awarded the 32nd NFL franchise. A powerful force in the NFL, McNair served as chairman of the league’s finance committee and as a member of the audit committee. Houston went 4-12 in the last full season McNair would see. The couple has been committed to charity in the city, and he was the chairman of The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation, The Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation in Forest City, North Carolina, and the Houston Texans Foundation.

Source: National Post November 24, 2018 00:04 UTC