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PRINT THIS PAGE | E-MAIL THIS PAGE Friday, October 30, 1998 Houston businessman says he may pursue Broncos if stadium referendum fails HOUSTON (AP) - Houston businessman Robert McNair, who is trying to get an expansion team in his city, says he may try to buy the Denver Broncos if a stadium referendum fails there Tuesday. "Denver should not make the mistake Houston made. We lost the Oilers and now we have to get a team again," McNair said Thursday. "If it didn't pass and they put the team up for sale, I'd sure love to buy the Broncos and bring them to Houston." Houston television station KRIV reported Wednesday that McNair said he'd love to own "the Houston Broncos." The same report appeared Thursday in both the Denver Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post. But McNair said a bigger priority is securing the NFL's newest franchise - the league's 32nd. Voters in the six-county Denver metropolitan area will vote next week on a referendum that would extend a 1 cent per $10 dollar sales tax imposed to finance construction of Coors Field for the Colorado Rockies to help pay for a new stadium for the Broncos. "The Broncos have a referendum coming up Nov. 3, and I would hope they will approve the referendum and get a new stadium up there," McNair said. "If they don't, (Denver owner) Pat Bowlen said he might sell the team, and if he does, I couldn't envision anything nicer than the Houston Broncos." McNair, multimillionaire founder and chief executive officer of Houston-based Cogen Technologies, is trying to get an expansion franchise for Houston. He led a Houston delegation to Kansas City to present their case to the National Football League owners Tuesday. Of the three groups that made presentations - the other two were from Los Angeles - Houston was the only one with a stadium deal already approved. Earlier this month, McNair reached an agreement with Houston city and county officials on a financing plan for a $310 million, 70,000-seat retractable-roof stadium that will be built next to the Astrodome. Bowlen said Wednesday night he hasn't discussed selling the Broncos with McNair. "The only thing I said to McNair is that his presentation was fantastic. From the overall scope of things, he is really ahead of other people because he can start building his stadium tomorrow," Bowlen said. "The last thing I would say to anybody from Houston is, 'See me because I'll sell the team.' That's way out there. It never happened. All I'm thinking about is this election for this community." Send a Letter to the Editor about This Story | Start or Join A Discussion about This Story Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below: texnews.com Reporter OnLine Local Sports Texas Sports Copyright ©1998, Abilene Reporter-News / Texnews / E.W. Scripps Publications Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below:

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