William Russell "Fritz" Hawn (January 13, 1910 – December 8, 1995) was an American businessman and philanthropist who bred and raced Thoroughbred horses, served for twenty years as president of Del Mar Racetrack, owned by lifelong friend Clint Murchinson with whom he became a founding partner in the Dallas Cowboys franchise of the National Football League. He sold his interest in the Dallas Cowboys in 1984. [1]
In 1962, William Hawn and his wife Mildred established The Hawn Foundation, Inc. with a mandate to provide financial assistance to charitable, educational, scientific and literary institutions.[4]
Thoroughbred racingedit
In the 1960s Hawn had notable success racing in the United States with the fillyBlue Norther (b. 1961). During his career, Hawn bred more than 50 stakes winners and had his greatest success during the middle part of the 1970s with Vigors (b. 1973), a horse he bred which he named for his friend Tim Vigors, founder of Ireland's renowned Coolmore Stud.[5] Hawn also raced horses in Europe, where he won the 1971 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French 2,000 Guineas) with Zug. In addition to his own horses, Hawn was also a partner in Poltex Stable which raced six stakes winners in the United States, including Colorado King and Terrang.[6]
william, hawn, william, russell, fritz, hawn, january, 1910, december, 1995, american, businessman, philanthropist, bred, raced, thoroughbred, horses, served, twenty, years, president, racetrack, owned, lifelong, friend, clint, murchinson, with, whom, became, . William Russell Fritz Hawn January 13 1910 December 8 1995 was an American businessman and philanthropist who bred and raced Thoroughbred horses served for twenty years as president of Del Mar Racetrack owned by lifelong friend Clint Murchinson with whom he became a founding partner in the Dallas Cowboys franchise of the National Football League He sold his interest in the Dallas Cowboys in 1984 1 William R HawnBornJanuary 13 1910Athens TexasDiedDecember 8 1995 aged 85 Dallas TexasEducationSouthern Methodist UniversityOccupation s Real estate developer philanthropist sports team owner horse racetrack executive racehorse owner amp breederSpouse1 Mildred 2 Mary CorzineChildrenSiblings Charles Arthur Frank Verne JimmyParentW A amp Edna HawnAwardsHorsemen s Benevolent and Protective Association Hall of Fame 1988 A native of Athens Texas while a student at Southern Methodist University William Hawn was part of the football team from 1930 through 1932 2 He served with the United States military during World War II 3 In 1962 William Hawn and his wife Mildred established The Hawn Foundation Inc with a mandate to provide financial assistance to charitable educational scientific and literary institutions 4 Thoroughbred racing editIn the 1960s Hawn had notable success racing in the United States with the filly Blue Norther b 1961 During his career Hawn bred more than 50 stakes winners and had his greatest success during the middle part of the 1970s with Vigors b 1973 a horse he bred which he named for his friend Tim Vigors founder of Ireland s renowned Coolmore Stud 5 Hawn also raced horses in Europe where he won the 1971 Poule d Essai des Poulains French 2 000 Guineas with Zug In addition to his own horses Hawn was also a partner in Poltex Stable which raced six stakes winners in the United States including Colorado King and Terrang 6 In 1977 William Hawn acquired Bosque Bonita Farm a breeding operation near Versailles Kentucky He eventually sold the property to William S Farish III who renamed it Lane s End Farm References edit Frederick Oklahoma Daily Leader May 23 1984 Southern Methodist University 2010 Factbook article The History of SMU football Athens Texas Daily Review May 5 2008 The Hawn Foundation Daily Racing Form July 27 2007 William R Hawn biography at Breeders Cup com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William R Hawn amp oldid 1106305719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
