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View all Northwest Sites. More Pacific News ». More FS Pacific News ». Although he has various business commitments, Clay Bennett is also a family man. The couple was high school sweethearts as they met when she was a freshman and he was a sophomore. Gaylord, an Oklahoma City media mogul. The couple has three children together; two daughters and a son.
Their son is called Graham, and their two daughters are called Christine and Mollie. The family lives in Oklahoma. However, he has relocated another team for positive reasons. Clay Bennett collaborated with several other businessmen to relocate the team to Oklahoma City so they could continue to play. Clay Bennett has many strong social and political views and is actively involved in many aspects of politics. One area in which he has a particular passion is criminal justice reform.
The main purpose of this task force is to alleviate overcrowding of jails in Oklahoma City. Olympic Festival, says Oklahoma Today. This was the largest ever athletic event held in Oklahoma. The festival planners chose Bennett for the role because they were impressed by his letter of interest for the position. His work contributed to the event becoming the most successful Olympic Festival ever held.
Lee Allen Smith was president of the local organizing arm of the U. The SuperSonics relocated in after a settlement was reached between the ownership group led by Clay Bennett and lawmakers in Seattle, Washington following a lawsuit. In Oklahoma City, the Thunder qualified for their first playoff berth during the — season.
They followed that success by winning their first division title as the Thunder in the — season and their first Western Conference championship as the Thunder in the — season, appearing in the NBA Finals for the fourth time in franchise history and first since , when the club was based in Seattle.
Nickname Thunder — When the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City after the — season, fans voted on potential nicknames from an original list of 64 possibilities. Thunder was chosen over Renegades, Twisters, and Barons, and the name was extremely well received. The team set sales records for the first day after the nickname was revealed. Oklahoma City housing the 45th Infantry Division, the Thunderbirds.
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