Tom Benson

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Tom Benson was an American businessman best known as the longtime owner of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans.

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Tom Benson canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
sports team owner ⓘ
awardReceived Pro Football Hall of Fame, New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame inductee (as owner) ⓘ
burialPlace St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans (crypt) ⓘ
linked to: St. Louis Cathedral
causeOfDeath complications from the flu ⓘ
influenza ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1927-07-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2018-03-15 ⓘ
educatedAt Loyola University New Orleans ⓘ
St. Aloysius High School ⓘ
employer New Orleans Pelicans ⓘ
New Orleans Saints ⓘ
familyName Benson ⓘ
fullName Thomas Milton Benson Jr. ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
honor statue outside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome ⓘ
leagueAffiliationOfTeamsOwned National Basketball Association ⓘ
National Football League ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
notableAchievement kept New Orleans Saints in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina ⓘ
notableFor longtime owner of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints ⓘ
owner of the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans ⓘ
notableWork revitalization of New Orleans Saints franchise ⓘ
occupation businessman ⓘ
car dealer ⓘ
sports executive ⓘ
ownedBusiness automobile dealerships in New Orleans area ⓘ
banking interests in Louisiana ⓘ
ownedFrom New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 ⓘ
New Orleans Saints, 1985 ⓘ
ownedUntil New Orleans Pelicans, 2018 ⓘ
New Orleans Saints, 2018 ⓘ
ownerOf New Orleans Pelicans ⓘ
New Orleans Saints ⓘ
philanthropicFocus Catholic charities in New Orleans ⓘ
education in New Orleans ⓘ
healthcare in New Orleans ⓘ
placeOfBirth New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Gayle Benson ⓘ
Grace Marie Benson ⓘ
Shirley Landry Benson ⓘ

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