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Thomas Milton Benson, Jr. (July 12, 1927 – March 15, 2018) was an American businessman, philanthropist and sports franchise owner. He was the owner of several automobile dealerships before buying the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) in 1985 and the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2012.
Mar 15, 2018 · NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tom Benson, a successful auto dealer who brought the New Orleans Saints their only winning seasons and the “Benson Boogie,” has died. Benson, who has also owned the NBA’s...
Mar 15, 2018 · Tom Benson, a self-made billionaire who owned the N.F.L.’s Saints and the N.B.A.’s Pelicans in a four-decade reign over an often turbulent pro sports scene in his native New Orleans, died on...
Mar 15, 2018 · Tom Benson, the powerful and at times polarizing owner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans, who delighted fans in his early years with his Benson Boogie and at...
Mar 15, 2018 · Tom Benson, one of only three owners of both an NFL and NBA franchise, died Thursday in New Orleans. Benson, 90, was widely credited with keeping both the Saints and Pelicans in his...
Mar 15, 2018 · NEW ORLEANS — Tom Benson, 90, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 15, at Ochsner Medical Center with his wife Gayle Marie Benson at his side. Mr. Benson was hospitalized with the flu...
Mar 15, 2018 · New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson died Thursday, the NFL team announced. Mr. Benson had been hospitalized with the flu at Ochsner Medical Center for about a month, but the team statement didn't directly state the cause of death.
In a stirring halftime ceremony in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Tom Benson, New Orleans Saints owner from 1985 until his death on March 15, was made the latest addition to the team's Ring...
Mar 16, 2018 · Tom Benson, the billionaire who bought the New Orleans Saints football team and New Orleans Pelicans basketball team and kept them in the city of his birth, has died. He was 90.
In a career in business and professional sports that spanned over 70 years, Tom Benson was an endearing figure in his hometown of New Orleans as well as throughout the NBA and the NFL. Mr....
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