Robert C. McNair (1937–2018), more fondly remembered as Bob McNair, was a philanthropic businessman from the United States of America. He was the founder, owner, chairman, and the chief executive officer of the ‘National Football League’ (NFL) team ‘Houston Texans.’ He was bestowed with many awards and honors, including the ‘President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush Community Impact Award’ and ‘UNICEF’s ‘Margaret Alkek Williams Humanitarian Award’ for his contribution in the areas of business, education, life sciences, and sports. Although McNair had struggled in the first couple of decades of his career as a salesman and an entrepreneur, he tasted success after establishing ‘Cogen Technologies,’ a cogeneration company. He, along with his wife, Janice, owned the famous ‘Stonerside Farm,’ an American thoroughbred horse-breeding farm in Paris, Kentucky. He was a self-made billionaire who was a sportsman and had interests in diverse fields such as biotechnology, finance, and real estate.
