Taking over after his father suffered a heart attack in 1944, Maloof expanded the family's business into hotels, trucking and banking. He later became the owner of the Houston Rockets.
Personal life
He married Colleen Maloof. They had five children:
He died on November 29, 1980, at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1] After his death, his sisters sued to force a liquidation of the family's holdings.[2]Business Week estimated the family's net worth in 2000 to be more than $1 billion.[3]
george, maloof, george, joseph, maloof, april, 1923, november, 1980, american, heir, businessman, lebanese, descent, born, 1923, april, 1923las, vegas, mexicodiednovember, 1980, 1980, aged, albuquerque, mexicooccupationbusinessmanspousecolleen, maloofchildrena. George Joseph Maloof Sr April 11 1923 November 29 1980 was an American heir and businessman of Lebanese descent George J Maloof Sr Born 1923 04 11 April 11 1923Las Vegas New MexicoDiedNovember 29 1980 1980 11 29 aged 57 Albuquerque New MexicoOccupationBusinessmanSpouseColleen MaloofChildrenAdrienne MaloofPhil MaloofJoe MaloofGavin MaloofGeorge J Maloof Jr ParentJoseph Maloof Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Personal life 1 4 Death 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit George Joseph Maloof Sr was born on April 11 1923 in Las Vegas New Mexico His father Joseph Maloof 1903 1957 an immigrant from Lebanon was a Coors beer distributor in New Mexico Career Edit Taking over after his father suffered a heart attack in 1944 Maloof expanded the family s business into hotels trucking and banking He later became the owner of the Houston Rockets Personal life Edit He married Colleen Maloof They had five children Adrienne Maloof Phil Maloof Joe Maloof Gavin Maloof George J Maloof Jr Death Edit He died on November 29 1980 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque New Mexico 1 After his death his sisters sued to force a liquidation of the family s holdings 2 Business Week estimated the family s net worth in 2000 to be more than 1 billion 3 See also Edit Biography portalMaloof familyNotes Edit Washington Post Obituary Accessed 6 October 2008 The Flying Maloof Brothers New York Times Magazine 15 February 2004 Accessed 6 October 2008 Kings and Their Court Albuquerque Tribune 19 April 2003 Archived 22 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 6 October 2008External links EditMaloof Family Biographies This New Mexico related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George J Maloof Sr amp oldid 1114156420, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
