Who's the richest person you know personally?

[TUSooner]

I'm being crass, here; talking about money. Not being rich in the really important stuff like love, family, friends, health, freedom, peace of mind, faith, SF.com sponsorships, etc. Nope, none of that really good stuff, just MONEY.

I know a guy who is the top dog of a utility company. His daughters go to school with mine (they could definitely afford a much more expensive school.) The guy recently got about $7 million in stock options. He's a real down to earth guy, smallish, humble, polite, considerate, very smart of course, just like your average Joe, but he drives a brand new shiny black Aston-Martin. He said it's supposed to go 192 mph, but he's only gotten it up to 150. I haven't asked to drive it yet.

Last month, his family hosted a Christmas party for the girls on the school soccer team. Instead of giving directions to his house, he just hired two stretch Caddy Escalades to haul the girls over there. His wife is a sweety, too. Just like all the other moms, except for the bank account. His girls are nice too. Mrs TU was collecting money ($18) for some sweat shirts, and the girl wanted to know if we had change for a fifty. Heck, I'm flush if I've got $20 on me at any given time, including the change wearing a hole in my Dockers.

Anyway, them be the wealthiest folks I know.

[Howzit]

You mean, like hang out with, or just have met.

Because I'll win if it's just have met. Unless jkm has actually met Bill Gates...

Anyways, the company I work for is owned by Berkshire Hathaway, and I had the honor of meeting it's owner a while back.

Warren Buffet

[sanantoniosooner]

This friend of mine buys in bulk.

I wish I was loaded like that.

[Jerk]

Most of the wealthy people I know won't actually come out and say how much they're worth, either that or I just won't ask them.

Since I got into trucking, every company I've worked for had a millionaire owner. The richest being Roger Hardesty from Tulsa, but I never actually met him. In fact, I can't think of any time I was employed by a poor person.

[GrapevineSooner]

My wife's aunt.

I think.

[TopDaugIn2000]

myself.


oh wait......

[TUSooner]

myself.


oh wait......

I don't believe you even know that person. :rolleyes:

[Ike]

Frank Rizzo.

[Jerk]

I once met "Mr. Binion" (I can't spell it)

He owned one of the casinos in Vegas - the Golden Horshoe, I think.

He has since passed.

[Frozen Sooner]

Probably Jim Burton.

You know Burton Hall on campus?

Yeah, him.

[mikeelikee]

I've met George Kaiser on several occasions. He's ranked somewhere in the top 100 of the Forbes 400 list.

[olevetonahill]

Most of the wealthy people I know won't actually come out and say how much they're worth, either that or I just won't ask them.

Since I got into trucking, every company I've worked for had a millionaire owner. The richest being Roger Hardesty from Tulsa, but I never actually met him. In fact, I can't think of any time I was employed by a poor person.
Does that make you think ?

[Tailwind]

The jackass I work for is pretty loaded, but he's still a jackass.

[Jerk]

Does that make you think ?


Howard, I am a truck driver, not an intellect.

[JohnnyMack]

I once met "Mr. Binion" (I can't spell it)

He owned one of the casinos in Vegas - the Golden Horshoe, I think.

He has since passed.

If by "passed" you mean murdered by his wife and her lover, than yes, he has "passed".

[SicEmBaylor]

A guy named Hughes Dillard. He's the patron of the Young Conservatives of Texas and a Baylor grad.

On top of being loaded he knows damned near every politician, lawyer, and judge in the state of Texas. He's one of those "larger than life" figures that you rarely have the opportunity to meet let alone get to know very well. The guy is HIGHLY eccentric and somewhat crazy, but he's an absolute freaking riot. I could sit here and tell Hughes stories all night.

[Ike]

A guy named Hughes Dillard. He's the patron of the Young Conservatives of Texas and a Baylor grad.

On top of being loaded he knows damned near every politician, lawyer, and judge in the state of Texas. He's one of those "larger than life" figures that you rarely have the opportunity to meet let alone get to know very well. The guy is HIGHLY eccentric and somewhat crazy, but he's an absolute freaking riot. I could sit here and tell Hughes stories all night.
ever notice that there are no eccentric homeless people?

[SicEmBaylor]

ever notice that there are no eccentric homeless people?
There's a good reason for that. ;)

[OklahomaTuba]

I know a Koch brother. I think he is in the top 10 in the world.

[SoonerTerry]

ever notice that there are no eccentric homeless people?


crazy+money= eccentric
crazy+homeless=crazy

[Okla-homey]

Walt and Peggy Helmerich. They sit near us at church (or shall I say we sit near them) and we always have a brief, polite chat when we see them. He's one of the richest d00ds in Oklahoma.

[olevetonahill]

I know a Koch brother. I think he is in the top 10 in the world.
I know some koochie sisters that are # 1 does that count ?;)

[TopDaugIn2000]

honestly, it's probably my uncle. he's a TV producer and very well off, but you wouldn't know it by being around him. He grew up in Cushing and is still an "okie" at heart. I go visit them a couple of times a year and house/pet sit when they go on vacation.

[TUSooner]

crazy+money= eccentric
crazy+homeless=crazy
SPEK!

[Partial Qualifier]

Used to hang out alot with the son of a hugely successful transplant surgeon, did the first transplant surgery in this state, basically owned Baptist Hospital for awhile, designed & built the contraption which keeps your blood alive during heart transplants and has been selling these deals for like 30 years all over the stinkin world. The dude is freaking loaded but a very nice guy. As down to earth as someone like that could be. I don't know if he (my friend's dad) is still alive or not but I think it's every man's dream to live like this guy did into his 70's.

I owe several summers' worth of free golf at OKCGC to that man :)

[BoogercountySooner]

My wifes uncle is a real estae mogul. He owns strip malls and shopping centers all over the country. I've heard he's worth Billions.

One of my best freinds inherited a couple million and invested it well now he makes over 1 million a month. I new him when he went to OU and was pickin up pop bottles to get smokes.

[OUAndy1807]

what about Al Gore?

[MamaMia]

That would be the preacher at the Pentecostal Holiness church in the town where my sister lives.

[royalfan5]

I'm good friends with one of the founding families of First Data Resources.

[OUDoc]

My uncle. He was president of Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems during the early cell phone boom, then president of SkyTel right before they merged with MCI to become.....anyone?
WorldCom.
No, he wasn't involved in that mess nor did he get busted for anything. Now he's retired and does occassional consulting (for way too much money).

[OU4LIFE]

Howzit.

[OU4LIFE]

what can I say, I don't know a lot of people.

[Mjcpr]

Did you know he works for Warren Buffet?

[OU4LIFE]

I don't know him that way, Pat.

[sooneron]

John Nichols - Devon

A sweet old guy. He has some great stories.

[jk the sooner fan]

i've met a few, but "personally know" - my stepbrother has a few mil in the bank.....

[OklahomaTuba]

Walt and Peggy Helmerich. They sit near us at church (or shall I say we sit near them) and we always have a brief, polite chat when we see them. He's one of the richest d00ds in Oklahoma.

Don't know them personally, but I've heard some damn good things about the Helmerich's.

Now if only they would put some money into Utica Square.

[NormanPride]

My great uncle owns a castle in England, I think. :eek:

[fadada1]

while i don't really know him, i did talk to him on occasion. he owns a golf course i caddied at on occasion in east texas (#1 private club in the state). i think his background is in oil. last i heard he was worth close to a billion.

[C&CDean]

Bruce.

I win, what do I get?

[jk the sooner fan]

oh wait, John Gavers...i think he's fairly "well off"

[Beef]

Jerry Jones is probably the wealthiest person I've ever had to tell that the "woman" hitting on him was a tranny. As far as a first name basis, Stephen Jones or Jerry Jones Jr. or Shy Anderson are the richest I know.

[setem]

I am sure Booger will be superized to know this. I have had the pleasure of one of the Walton's come to my house for a high school keg party. I am not going to say his name, for fear I might get sued for some kind of Paris Hilton-esk popperazi raid. Going to high school in Bentonville everyone that is even remotely high on the charts at Wal-Mart is rich. One of my best friends father is a VP for sams and he always let us know that he was above us. I did get some money out of the guy. Whenever he knew I was coming Vern Sr would call me on my cell phone and say WEBB! PICK ME UP A BAG OF BURGERS AND 2 LARGE CHOCOLATE SHAKES! All of that was just for him...not his son. He would give me like 50 bucks even though it only cost 15 or so. Good times...good times...

[RacerX]

My Dad. He's an incredible person. Going on being married 50 years, put 3 kids through college. Traveled the world while serving this nation. Has the respect, love and admiration of his kids and grandkids.

He's a hell of a role model and my personal hero.

Doesn't get any better than that.

[jk the sooner fan]

thats the best kind of "rich person"

[dolemitesooner]

i KNOW THIS GUY NMAED dave maxwell ...he is ****ing loaded

[sooneron]

thats the best kind of "rich person"
or one that just gives you cash...

[jk the sooner fan]

yeah those are hard to beat too

[Okla-homey]

Don't know them personally, but I've heard some damn good things about the Helmerich's.

Now if only they would put some money into Utica Square.

They donate a ton to local charities and benevolent enterprises. In fact, Mrs Homey works at the Peggy Helmerich Womens Health Center here in T-town.

Why spend money on Utica Square. Its frumpy and worn yet ageless and elegant. Like Tulsa!;)

[dolemitesooner]

yeah those are hard to beat too
Jk your not a sponder any more? why?

[jk the sooner fan]

because.

[dolemitesooner]

they dont know ****

[jk the sooner fan]

good for you!

[OU4LIFE]

Spondors succ!

[dolemitesooner]

I guess that makes me the richest person you have ever met huh

[TopDaugIn2000]

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

they're gonna axe for your gift back.........

[dolemitesooner]

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

they're gonna axe for your gift back.........
Sure:cool:

[TUSooner]

My Dad. He's an incredible person. Going on being married 50 years, put 3 kids through college. Traveled the world while serving this nation. Has the respect, love and admiration of his kids and grandkids.

He's a hell of a role model and my personal hero.

Doesn't get any better than that.
Oh PLEEEZE, does dear old Dad have MONEY ?!? I SPECIFICALLY said in the opening post that this is thread is about crass wealth: money, gelt, moolah, Dollars, Euros, Pounds, Pesos, Zlotys. etc. Get it? I SPECIFICALLY said that the real important riches that money can't buy (love, family, friends & stuff) are NOT part of this thread.
Now go back and read the first post, and then write 500 times: "I will read the question before I try to answer it."
And if you don't come back with some story about how you changed Howard Hughes's bed pans, you owe me a kajillion bazillion vDollars !!!
Sheesh....

:D:D:D (in case the over-the-topness wasn't obvious) ;)

[C&CDean]

People, I said "Bruce."

[jk the sooner fan]

bruce only drives a yukon

:)

[C&CDean]

bruce only drives a yukon

:)

On Saturdays when he's taking groups of hillbilly chicks to The Mont for swirls. You oughta see what he drives on the other days of the week.

[jk the sooner fan]

i guess Hairy scared him away before he was able to tell us what he drove on the other days of the week

that was the funniest part of him beating his chest......."a yukon?"

[C&CDean]

Dude, get it straight, a $43,000 Yukon.

[jk the sooner fan]

there was so much information from him to keep up with...

[Beef]

I have almost 25,000 in vCash. Since I don't know afs, I'm the richest person I know. Suck it.

[OUstudent4life]

My uncle, I think. Didn't know exactly what he did (besides "international business consulting") until I saw him on the cover of some big business magazine, went home, and Googled him.

Heh. Eyes opened. Totally down to earth, and just generally pretty awesome.

[BajaOklahoma]

My husband's boss many years ago in OKC. Owned two homes in OKC, both in Nichols Hills. Added 5,000 sq ft onto the newer house for the staff. Inherited one of the founding memberships to the Country Club. Had a place at Grand Lake, with a cigar boat.
Had two places in Palm Springs.
Leased a private jet from Prince that could fly from OKC to France, non-stop. Spent a month in France every summer, followed by a month on a 3 masted schooner (private) in the Caribbean. His godfather is T. Boone - and I did meet him at some receptions.

Mr. Baja's current boss probably has much more money, but in order to help keep his job, I won't elaborate.

[sooneron]

My husband's boss many years ago in OKC. Owned two homes in OKC, both in Nichols Hills. Added 5,000 sq ft onto the newer house for the staff. Inherited one of the founding memberships to the Country Club. Had a place at Grand Lake, with a cigar boat.
Had two places in Palm Springs.
Leased a private jet from Prince that could fly from OKC to France, non-stop. Spent a month in France every summer, followed by a month on a 3 masted schooner (private) in the Caribbean. His godfather is T. Boone - and I did meet him at some receptions.

Mr. Baja's current boss probably has much more money, but in order to help keep his job, I won't elaborate.
Pfft! Gotcha beat. My guy is the dude that Nichols Hills was NAMED after!

Unfortunately, he is not doing too well. In the hospital.

[BoogercountySooner]

Setem you reminded me of the time I met Sam Walton at wharehouse # 4 in Bentonville back in the 80's.

[Jerk]

oh...I also met (well, kind of) the son of the guy who invented the shopping cart.

He has also since passed on. He had a brother, and he's dead, too.

[Stoop Dawg]

Worked for Bill Brown for a while (owner of 7-Eleven). Wouldn't say I *knew* him, but talked to him on a fairly regular basis (work related) and was invited to his house once (company party). I knew some of his kids pretty well - they'll be pretty rich in the near future.

Also met Bill Braum a couple of times. He's got a little coin. Drove an old pick-up truck and wore overalls.

[AlbqSooner]

Had a client I did some drinking with in the late 70's. He was in the oil exploration business and quite successful, but still a country blue collar goober at heart. We were out one night at a tavern on Grand Lake and he kept going out to the car to make a phone call. (Not many people had car phones in that time.) After one call he apologized and explained that they were going to perforate a prospective well that evening and he was wanting to know if it was as good as the geologist said. He said, "the geologist says if this thing comes in like it looks on the logs we gonna be rich." He took a big drink from his long neck and said, "Shows what a dumb arse he is. We already rich."

His net worth was in the range of $50 million in '78. Worth a lot more today.

[setem]

Setem you reminded me of the time I met Sam Walton at wharehoude # 4 in Bentonville back in the 80's.

One of my other good friend's father is the VP of Clorox!

I went to school with quite a few children of the rich!

I felt like crap rolling up to school in my 91 ford explorer and parking it next to the Coughlin's army standard hummer or the other high end vehicles. I was the balls for 3 days while my parents were out of town and drove my old man's De Lorean to school.:D I got my *** beat when he got home, but it was well worth it!

[Frozen Sooner]

Dr. Steve McSwain's son went to high school with me.

Dr. McSwain invented something that they use in hip replacements or something. He's pretty loaded.

[walkoffsooner]

I know a guy that does not owe any money. Thats about as good as it gets down here.

[Partial Qualifier]

the guy who invented the shopping cart.



Sylvan Goldman; there's a bronze statue of him and his shopping cart in the Omniplex, over by the cafeteria

[SicEmBaylor]

I met the CEO of Dell, Michael Dell, when he came to the Baylor Business school and gave a short lecture. Afterward, as he was leaving, I got to shake his hand. I asked him if he had any free samples on him which he laughed at and said something like, "well our systems are so affordable they're almost free!"

:rolleyes:

[SicEmBaylor]

Didn't John Helander own some kind of company and couldn't he afford a premium membership? :D

[Redshirt]

I invented sticky notes

[TUSooner]

I know a guy that does not owe any money. Thats about as good as it gets down here.
He's richer than I am. :rolleyes:

[Jerk]

Sylvan Goldman; there's a bronze statue of him and his shopping cart in the Omniplex, over by the cafeteria

His two sons inherited more money than all members of Soonerfans put together, and both of them died by their own hand. I met one of them in 1994 or so at the model airplane field near Lake Hefner.

I know a little about the stories of each brother. Let's just say, they proved that money doesn't = happiness.

[HenriOU]

My best friend's dad is pretty loaded. He was a tight end for OU during Switzer's first few years. Own's a bunch of stock in the Oklahoma Heart Hospital near Mercy. I get to fly in a private jet to a bunch of the OU sporting events. I went to Oregon, Tucson for the NCAA tournament, and a lot more. Also, my grandpa is president of F&M Bank in Tulsa. There are a ton of loaded kids at OU such as Bartlett, Barnes (from Tulsa), and much more.