Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has died at age 91
After making his fortune drilling for oil, the business magnate championed renewable energy including wind power
T. Boone Pickens
Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens dead at 91
T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday at age 91. Pickens suffered a series of strokes in 2017 and was hospitalized that July after what he called a "Texas-sized fall."
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