What a Life!

84: Red McCombs


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Red McCombs, 95, was a billionaire entrepreneur. He died Sunday February 19, 2023. Quotable Quotes:

"I was an entrepreneur before I knew what the word was and certainly before I could spell it," Mr. McCombs said in a 2006 radio interview. "New deals, new opportunities, new ventures are always a part of my life."

"Instead of wanting to win, we expected to win," he said. "There's a lifetime between wanting something and expecting something. When you expect something, it means you've prepared, done the work, and EXPECT TO WIN!!"

"I would never have thought I could ever have had a chance to do something like Clear Channel," he wrote. "That's why I don't really believe in long-term plans. There was no way I could have ever planned Clear Channel."

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What a Life!By Paul J. Batura