For other people named Thomas Hicks, see Thomas Hicks (disambiguation).
Tom Hicks
Co-owner and Chairman of Liverpool F.C.
In office February 6, 2007 – October 15, 2010
Serving with George N. Gillett Jr.
Preceded by
Moores family
Succeeded by
John W. Henry
Personal details
Born
Thomas Ollis Hicks
(1946-02-07) February 7, 1946 (age 78) Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Texas University of Southern California
Thomas Ollis Hicks Sr. (born February 7, 1946), is an American private equity investor and sports team owner living in Dallas, Texas. Forbes magazine estimated Hicks' wealth at $1 billion in 2009, but it dropped to $700 million in 2010.[1][2] Hicks co-founded the investment firm, Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, previously owned 50% of the English football club Liverpool F.C., and is chairman of Hicks Holdings LLC, which owns and operates Hicks Sports Group, the company that formerly owned the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Stars, and the Mesquite Championship Rodeo. In 2010, Hicks was forced to sell the Rangers and Liverpool to satisfy his creditors, and the Stars went into bankruptcy the following year.[2][3][4]
^"The World's Billionaires". Forbes.com. March 11, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
^ ab"Tom Hicks' Debt-Laden Sports Empire Devastated His Net Worth". Forbes.
^Belson, Ken; Sandomir, Richard (October 21, 2010). "A Long Year for Thomas O. Hicks". The New York Times.
^"Report: Dallas Stars, Former Liverpool Owner Tom Hicks' Hockey Team, Plan to File for Bankruptcy". September 16, 2011.
magazine estimated Hicks' wealth at $1 billion in 2009, but it dropped to $700 million in 2010. Hicks co-founded the investment firm, Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst...
by disgruntled fans opposed to the former Liverpool F.C. ownership of TomHicks and George N. Gillett, Jr., quickly developing into a cooperative representing...
or TomHicks may refer to: Thomas Hicks (bobsleigh) (1918–1992), American bobsledder who won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics Thomas Hicks (athlete)...
The firm was previously known as Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst. It was founded in 1989 by TomHicks and John Muse as Hicks, Muse & Co. and was changed in 1994...
Texas radio station owner John Hicks, Hicks was born in Dallas, Texas, the younger brother of future billionaire TomHicks. He graduated from Forest Park...
past the ground works due to a lack of funds. Under the ownership of TomHicks and George Gillette, Dallas-based architects HKS were asked to present...
sell the team to businessman TomHicks in December 1995. The 1995–96 season would be the first season under new owner TomHicks. In the off-season, the Stars...
a popular CCM artist. The band's original members were Chuck Girard, TomHicks, Warren Hays, Bob Ussery, and Jeff Bush. Bush did not sing, but played...
Network, Inc. respectively. The company is led by private equity investor TomHicks, and Bill Abbott—who formerly served as CEO of Crown Media Holdings. After...
of Scotland, the lenders to former owners George N. Gillett, Jr. and TomHicks. On November 25, 2010, Liverpool F.C. announced that Werner would be installed...
and Les Jackson. The next day, team owner and chairman TomHicks reassigned Lites to head Hicks Sports Marketing Group. Lites oversees the sponsorship...
were initiated in 2002. The plans were revisited under the ownership of TomHicks and George Gillett. Following the acquisition of Liverpool F.C. by Fenway...
expansion of Anfield. This idea was denied by Liverpool's former co-owner TomHicks. There was speculation at the time over a joint stadium project between...
July 2010, he took part in protests against then-owners of Liverpool FC, TomHicks and George Gillett, and later took part in a celebrity-studded protest...
Hicks, also spelled Hickes, is a surname. See also Hix. Aaron Hicks (born 1989), American professional baseball center fielder Adam Hicks (born 1992)...
Rash, who was suspected of cattle rustling. Horn went undercover as "TomHicks" and worked for Rash as a ranch hand while also collecting evidence Rash...
Eventually, however, the club was sold to American duo George Gillett and TomHicks. Liverpool is now owned by Fenway Sports Group, owners of fellow Boston-based...
comics of all time. Hicks was born in Valdosta, Georgia, the son of James Melvin "Jim" Hicks (1923–2006) and Mary (Reese) Hicks. He had an older sister...
Media, a Fort Worth-based investment group led by private equity investor TomHicks and former Crown Media Holdings CEO Bill Abbott announced that it would...
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