Clay Bennett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Clay Bennett
Occupation	Comics Artist
Date Of Birth	Jan 20, 1958(1958-01-20)
Age	66
Country	United States
Birth City	Clinton
Horoscope	Capricorn

Clay Bennett Biography

Clay Bennett is one of the most popular and richest Comics Artist who was born on January 20, 1958 in Clinton, United States. Clayton Ike Bennett (born 1959) is a prominent American commercial entrepreneur and chairperson of the Professional Basketball Club LLC, the group that owns the Oklahoma City Thunder, an NBA franchise previously named the Seattle SuperSonics. Bennett is chairman of The Oklahoma city-based Dorchester Capital Corporation, as and the chairman emeritus on the director’s board for the Oklahoma Heritage Association and served as the chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma from 2011-2019.

On the 29th of April 2013 Bennett was a member of the committee for relocation which unanimously voted against a proposal for move of the Sacramento Kings to Seattle.

In April of 2011, Bennett was appointed chairperson of NBA’s relocation committee.

Clay Bennett Net Worth

Clay Bennett is one of the richest Comics Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Clay Bennett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bennett is one of the founders of the San Antonio Spurs in the mid-1990s. One of his main duties was representing his team in the NBA Board of Governors. Just prior to 2005’s NBA year, Bennett together with Aubrey McClendon of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Tom L. Ward of Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy Corporation, and G. Jeffrey Records Jr. of Oklahoma City-based MidFirst Bank, partnered with the city of Oklahoma City and the state of Oklahoma to provide an assurance of revenue for the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets. The result was moving the Hornets to Oklahoma City for two seasons. The temporary move in Oklahoma City stemmed from damage to the arena and its infrastructure within New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Bennett is chairman of city-based Professional Basketball Club LLC (PBC) who own the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder. The team was formerly named The Seattle Supersonics, the team was bought by Howard Schultz in 2006 for about $350 million. Bennett promising a sincere effort keeping the team in Seattle with the condition that there be the public announcement of an arena that was built. In the end, after failing to secure the $500 million public money through local taxes to build an arena in the suburbs to house the team Bennett made a public announcement to that the NBA the 2nd of November, 2007 of the intention of the owner group to relocate their team from Seattle to Oklahoma City. The 21st of March, 2008 Bennett revealed his plan to relocate the NBA franchise. On April 18 in 2008 NBA owners voted in favor to move the franchise out of Seattle in the season 2008-2009 in the event of the result of the city’s appeal to enforce the lease, as well as the former owner’s lawsuit to end the purchase. The 2nd of July, 2008 Bennett’s ownership group signed an agreement for settlement in the lawsuit brought by the city of Seattle and allowed the franchise to relocate to Seattle in Oklahoma City.

Bennett is married to Louise Gaylord Bennett, the daughter of Oklahoma City media mogul Edward L. Gaylord. Bennett and Louise Gaylord were high school sweethearts, meeting when he was a sophomore and she was a freshman. They have three children. Bennett’s in-laws also have ties to professional sports ownership, as the Gaylords once owned a minority share of the Texas Rangers—a share which was later sold to future Republican President George W. Bush. Bennett is a Republican. Bennett is chairman of a task force identifying and seeking criminal justice reforms to alleviate jail overcrowding in Oklahoma City.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Clay Bennett Dating?

According to our records, Clay Bennett married to Louise Gaylord Ennis. As of December 1, 2023, Clay Bennett’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Clay Ranked on the list of most popular Comics Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Clay Bennett celebrates birthday on January 20 of every year.

How did Clay Bennett make his money?

Sources say that Clay Bennett has an estimated personal net worth of $400 million. This is through his various business ventures, including his ownership of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

How much did Clay Bennett pay for the Thunder?

Ownership of the Oklahoma City Thunder Formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics, the team was purchased from Howard Schultz in 2006 for approximately $350 million with Bennett promising a good-faith effort to keep the team in Seattle, provided there would be a public commitment to a new arena.

Where is Steve Benson now?

He moved to the Tacoma Morning News Tribune in 1990, but then returned to the Arizona Republic in 1991, and remained until laid off in January 2019. Benson is now the staff political cartoonist for Arizona Mirror news and his work continues to be nationally distributed by Creators Syndicate.

Who owns the Oklahoma Thunder?

Professional Basketball Club

Who owns the NBA Thunder?

Professional Basketball Club