Tom Benson
Tom Benson
Thomas Milton Bensonis the owner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 July 1927
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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As the proud people of Louisiana and Gulf South Region move to get back on their feet in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Saints organization would like to be at the forefront of these efforts, ... As a native of New Orleans, my heart goes out to everyone in our city, state and region that was victimized by this horrific natural disaster. Our organization remains committed to being a leader in the rebuilding process and helping the people of the Gulf South. The establishment of this fund is a first step in that rebuilding process.
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I'd like to thank the commissioner of the National Football League for stepping up to the tremendous problem we have, not only the Saints, but the NFL, of getting this behind us so now we know what our schedule (is), where we are going to play the rest of the season.
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Tom Benson & X FEMA Director Inside. No Open.
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There is a lot of hard work for us ahead, but the spirit of rebuilding in New Orleans, we are wholeheartedly committed to making the Saints better than ever - that's on and off the field.
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There are many factors that will affect the future location of our team, ... That is also true of many other New Orleans-based companies that are faced with deciding their future homes.
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I don't know what the NFL would have done if San Antonio hadn't taken us in.
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So it went back and forth to see what could be done. The Alamodome has some restrictions on what games could be here. LSU had restrictions, too. So it was a lot of conversations about different games.
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Sean impressed me with his attention to detail, and his work ethic.
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The only hope they got left is this football team. They need us.
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I'm 85 years old. I've been in business since I was a teenager, practically; I was in grade school, and I even had a paper route. I always had a job so I could have money to spend on girls.
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You've got to enjoy every day and make the best of it and go forward.
Sometimes when you make mistakes, if you learn by your mistakes, by golly, that's when you can really go forward.
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Some people like to play golf; I like to come to work.
If you've got a coach that overlooks the problems, then you've got problems.