SAN ANTONIO – The McCombs family and many of San Antonio’s city leaders all gathered on Monday to pay their respects to business icon Red McCombs, who passed away on Sunday, Feb. 19.
The funeral service “A Celebration of a Life Well Lived” honored McCombs and was held at the Tobin Center of the Performing Arts.
McCombs died at 95 years old and surrounded by family, according to a statement.
“(He was) one of the originals to lead the way here, to make sure that people who have the means and the ability to make contributions are stepping up. Red was a leader and a trailblazer of philanthropy to San Antonio and Bexar County,” Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai said.
McCombs owned a car dealership empire that spanned 60 locations and also co-founded Clear Channel in 1972.
McCombs was pivotal in bringing the Spurs to San Antonio and owned the team two separate times. He also owned the Minnesota Vikings and Denver Nuggets at one time.
“He was almost like a father figure for a lot of people, not just players. And you know what I think about? Red and Charline, and the fact that they both left the world a better place than when they got here,” former San Antonio Spurs player Sean Elliott said.
The Tobin Center was illuminated in red last week to honor the car dealership and communications magnate, philanthropist and former sports team owner.
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The McCombs family last week released the following statement.
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