Robert McNair
Robert McNair was born in Houston, Texas, United States. Robert McNair is #596 in List Billionaires People In The World. Robert "Bob" McNair made a fortune when he sold his power generator company Cogen Technologies to Enron for $1.5 billion in 1999. With the proceeds of Cogen's sale, McNair secured the 32nd NFL franchise for Houston for $700 million and founded the Houston Texans in 1999. He retained ownership in Cogen's power plants in New York and West Virginia and also owns Palmetto Partners, a private investment company. After Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, he was one of the first to pledge $1 million. Texans' defensive end JJ Watt raised a record $30 million. In September 2017, Forbes pegged the value of The Houston Texans, the youngest franchise in the NFL, at $2.8 billion.
| 2009 | $1.2 Billion |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $1.4 Billion |
| 2011 | $1.5 Billion |
| 2012 | $1.8 Billion |
| 2013 | $2 Billion |
| 2014 | $2.4 Billion |
| 2015 | $3.3 Billion |
| 2016 | $3.5 Billion |
| 2017 | $3.5 Billion |
| 2018 | $3.75 Billion |
