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    Kenneth Stanley " Bud " Adams, Jr. (January 3, 1923 – October 21, 2013) was an American businessman who was the founder and owner of the Houston Oilers of the American Football League, of which he was also a co-founder. The franchise eventually was moved to Nashville, where it was re-named the Tennessee Titans, a National Football League (NFL ...

  2. Oct 21, 2013 · Learn about the life and legacy of Bud Adams, the late owner of the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, who was a pioneer of the AFL and a controversial figure in the NFL. Read how he balanced loyalty, disloyalty, humor, shrewdness and diversity in his business and football career.

  3. Oct 21, 2013 · NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams, who helped found the American Football League and whose battles for players helped lead to the merger with the NFL, has died. He was 90. The team announced Monday that Adams had "passed away peacefully from natural causes." The son of a prominent oil executive, Adams built his own energy fortune and founded the Houston Oilers. He ...

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  5. Oct 21, 2013 · Oct. 21, 2013. Bud Adams, a pro football presence for more than half a century as a founder of the American Football League and the owner of the Houston Oilers and their successors, the Tennessee ...

  6. Oct 21, 2013 · Kenneth Stanley “Bud” Adams Jr., the Tennessee Titans owner who has been a significant figure in professional football for more than half a century, has died at the age of 90. Adams, who founded the Houston Oilers at the outset of the American Football League, had owned his franchise longer than any other current NFL owner, a few months ...

  7. Oct 21, 2013 · Oct 21, 2013 at 9:09 am ET • 4 min read. Bud Adams was one of the original AFL owners with the Houston Oilers. (USATSI) Titans owner Bud Adams, who helped start the AFL and then landed in the ...

  8. Oct 21, 2013 · Adams’ death came three days after “Bum” Phillips, the man Adams employed as Oilers coach and general manager from 1975 to 1980, died at age 90. St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher, who ...

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