"Five Golden Rings" photo illustration as part of a 12 days of Christmas series in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Arlington businessman Grady Hicks, pictured, is the man behind the movement to bring the Summer Olympics to the Metroplex in 2012. In September 1997, Hicks contacted the United States Olympic Committee to inquire how cities bid for hosting the Olympic Games. He persuaded the mayor and the city council of Arlington to submit the bid and managed to raise $150,000 from private citizens for the application fee.
Item: Arlington businessman Grady Hicks
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Original image part of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: AR406-6 #11276 / 58024 [Frame 32]
Identifier: 10024011
Title: Arlington businessman Grady Hicks
Creator: Byers, Darrell (Photographer)
Description: "Five Golden Rings" photo illustration as part of a 12 days of Christmas series in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Arlington businessman Grady Hicks, pictured, is the man behind the movement to bring the Summer Olympics to the Metroplex in 2012. In September 1997, Hicks contacted the United States Olympic Committee to inquire how cities bid for hosting the Olympic Games. He persuaded the mayor and the city council of Arlington to submit the bid and managed to raise $150,000 from private citizens for the application fee.
Date Created: 1997-12-18
Coverage: 1990s
Category: Sports and Recreation, Texas, State and Local, World Events
Subject Term: Portrait photographs, Business enterprises, Sports, Olympics
Location: Arlington (Tex.)
Collection: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Language: None
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Title: Arlington businessman Grady Hicks
Creator: Byers, Darrell (Photographer)
Description: "Five Golden Rings" photo illustration as part of a 12 days of Christmas series in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Arlington businessman Grady Hicks, pictured, is the man behind the movement to bring the Summer Olympics to the Metroplex in 2012. In September 1997, Hicks contacted the United States Olympic Committee to inquire how cities bid for hosting the Olympic Games. He persuaded the mayor and the city council of Arlington to submit the bid and managed to raise $150,000 from private citizens for the application fee.
Date Created: 1997-12-18
Coverage: 1990s
Category: Sports and Recreation, Texas, State and Local, World Events
Subject Term: Portrait photographs, Business enterprises, Sports, Olympics
Location: Arlington (Tex.)
Collection: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Language: None
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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