Thomas tom benson ( – ) was the owner of the new orleans saints. · tom benson , the billionaire who bought the new orleans saints football team and new orleans pelicans basketball team and kept them in the city of his birth, has died. · tom benson spent a number of years trying to convince the state of louisiana how badly the saints needed a new stadium. He was also the owner of several automobile dealerships in the greater new orleans and san antonio areas. Benson became wealthy by investing profits from his automobile dealerships in local banks. · – tom benson announces plans to purchase wvue-tv fox 8, making it the citys only locally-owned television station. The self-made billionaire bought the new orleans saints in 1985, leading the franchise to win a super bowl two decades later and now worth billions. He eventually purchased several small southern banks and formed benson financial, which he sold to norwest corporation in 1996. · tom benson went from hosting car shows to building a successful nfl franchise. The superdome was aging, and benson stopped at nothing to make his point, even suggesting that the team may move elsewhere is their conditions were not improved.
