Tom Hicks, a U.S. "sports tycoon" who also served as owner of English professional soccer club Liverpool, has died. He was 79.
On the 8th, the Associated Press said Hicks died on the 7th at his home in Dallas, Texas, with his family at his side.
Hicks is regarded as one of America's leading sports tycoons. He ran clubs in Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League (NHL), and in 2007 expanded into a club in England's Premier League (EPL).
First, after acquiring the NHL's Dallas Stars in 1995, Hicks ran the team until 2011 and won the Stanley Cup in 1999. From 1999 to 2010 he owned MLB's Texas Rangers. During that time, Hicks captured three division titles and one league championship.
In 2007, he also acquired 50% equity of the storied EPL club Liverpool but, after struggling with club operations, sold in 2010.
Jerry Jones, owner of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, recalled, "Hicks was a champion in sports."