Janice McNair

Janice Suber McNair (born September 30, 1936) is the current owner and co-founder[1] of the Houston Texans, having assumed the position after the death of her husband and team founder Bob McNair in 2018.

Janice McNair
Born (1936-09-30) September 30, 1936
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia College
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forOwner of the Houston Texans
Spouse(s)Bob McNair (1937–2018)
Children4
Football career
Houston Texans
Position:Senior Chair (Principal owner)
Career history
As executive:

Early life

McNair was born and was raised in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and attended Columbia College, a private women's liberal arts college.[2] It was in her college years in which she met her future husband Bob McNair.[3]

Career

Janice McNair has been the right-hand to her husband in much of his career when he founded Cogen Technologies, which Bob McNair sold in 1999 to Enron and CalPERS. She co-founded the Texans in 1999 alongside her husband.

Following her husband's death in 2018, Janice became the team's principal owner, with the title of "senior chair." Her son Cal McNair is the current CEO and day-to-day head of the franchise.[3] However, Janice represents the Texans at NFL owners meetings and other league functions.

McNair is one of ten female NFL team owners. The others are Virginia Halas McCaskey (Chicago Bears), Kim Pegula (Buffalo Bills), Carol Davis (Las Vegas Raiders), Dee Haslam (Cleveland Browns), Amy Adams Strunk (Tennessee Titans), Gayle Benson (New Orleans Saints), Sheila Ford Hamp (Detroit Lions), Denise DeBartolo York (San Francisco 49ers) and Jody Allen (Seattle Seahawks).[3]

McNair's reported net worth is believed to be at $4 billion USD.[4] She is also currently the richest female sports owner in the United States.[5]

Philanthropy

In 1989, Janice McNair and her husband established the Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation. The goal of the foundation was to remove some of the financial barriers that were preventing Rutherford County High school graduates from attending college. The first beneficiaries were the class of 1990. To date, the McNair foundation has awarded approximately $2.6 million in financial aid.

In August 2019, McNair donated $5 million to Pro Vision Inc, a community building project in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Houston. It was reported to be the largest donation ever done by an NFL owner.[6]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Houston, McNair donated $1 million to the Houston Rent Relief fund to help apartment residents in Houston facing eviction during the pandemic economic recession.[7]

References
  1. "Official Site of the Houston Texans". www.houstontexans.com.
  2. "7 billionaires on Forbes list have Charleston ties". Post and Courier.
  3. McClain, John (March 29, 2019). "Texans owner Janice McNair: 'You play to win'". HoustonChronicle.com.
  4. Jr, Tom Huddleston (November 10, 2019). "These are the NFL's 10 richest billionaire owners". CNBC.
  5. Badenhausen, Kurt. "America's Richest Sports Team Owners 2019: Steve Ballmer Leads As David Tepper Leaps Atop NFL List". Forbes.
  6. Wilson, Aaron; Chronicle, Houston (August 12, 2019). "Texans' Janice McNair donating $5.5 million to Pro-Vision Inc". Houston Chronicle.
  7. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/texans/article/Texans-owner-Janice-McNair-1-million-rent-relief-15460769.php
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