OBITUARY - BOONE PICKENS T.Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive and one of America’s best-known entrepreneurs, passed away on September 11, 2019. Pickens, born May 22, 1928, in Holdenville, a small town in eastern Oklahoma, spent his adult years in Texas. The long-time Dallas resident, who had battled back from a series of strokes and further head injuries

sustained in

T. BOONE PICKENS PODCAST Never shy about expressing his beliefs, T. Boone Pickens shared his unique, thoughtful, and often provocative insights on energy and other topics right here on the T. Boone Pickens Podcast Channel. Subscribe via AudioBoom or iTunes. TELLING IT LIKE IT IS Whether the matter at hand was making a deal, kicking around ideas with his staff, or charming an interviewer, T. Boone Pickens didn’t pull punches. Some of his wisdom came in simple, effective reflection. Other insights reliedy on his well-known colorful, and most often humorous, turn of phrase. Some time back, members of his family Continue reading Telling it Like it is → TRIBUTES AND CONDOLENCES Following are tributes and statements about the passing of T. Boone Pickens. Click here to share your own memories or leave a condolence message for his family. “T. Boone Pickens became a household name across the country because he was bold, imaginative, and daring. He was successful – and more importantly, he generously shared his Continue reading Tributes and Condolences → T. BOONE PICKENS PHOTO GALLERY T. Boone Pickens Photo Gallery. To download a photo, click on a thumbnail below to display a larger version of the image and then right click to save it to your computer.

AHEAD OF HIS TIME

Listen: Shareholders Own the Company Listen: United Shareholders Association T. Boone Pickens’ native curiosity and his training as a geologist enabled him to study a situation, analyze its possibilities, and then act upon that analysis. The 1951 Oklahoma State University geology graduate used the same thorough approach no matter if he was sizing up the Continue reading Ahead of His Time →

BOONE TOONS

Boone Toons. Often during his high-profile career, the finest editorial cartoonists across the nation have focused their gaze on T. Boone Pickens and the many issues he has been involved with, whether the subject was creating shareholder value by challenging large corporations or opening up the closed Japanese business society to

world investors.

HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF T. BOONE PICKENS The funeral service to honor the life and legacy of T. Boone Pickens took place on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Speakers at the event included Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and Alan White, a long-time friend of Mr. Pickens. The Oklahoma State Continue reading Honoring the Life and Legacy of T. Boone A FINAL MESSAGE FROM T. BOONE PICKENS SHARED BEFORE HIS If you are reading this, I have passed on from this world — not as big a deal for you as it was for me. In my final months, I came to the sad reality that my life really did have a fourth quarter and the clock really would run out on me. I took the time to convey some IF THIS TABLE COULD TALK If this table could talk. May 12, 2019 News Team Pickens. Imagine being able to buy a priceless piece of history – a piece of history that has been the site of heady conversations with presidents, athletes, journalists, titans of industry, and others, sitting around with me talking about deals, investments, and the future of our

country.

OBITUARY - BOONE PICKENS T.Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive and one of America’s best-known entrepreneurs, passed away on September 11, 2019. Pickens, born May 22, 1928, in Holdenville, a small town in eastern Oklahoma, spent his adult years in Texas. The long-time Dallas resident, who had battled back from a series of strokes and further head injuries

sustained in

T. BOONE PICKENS PODCAST Never shy about expressing his beliefs, T. Boone Pickens shared his unique, thoughtful, and often provocative insights on energy and other topics right here on the T. Boone Pickens Podcast Channel. Subscribe via AudioBoom or iTunes. TELLING IT LIKE IT IS Whether the matter at hand was making a deal, kicking around ideas with his staff, or charming an interviewer, T. Boone Pickens didn’t pull punches. Some of his wisdom came in simple, effective reflection. Other insights reliedy on his well-known colorful, and most often humorous, turn of phrase. Some time back, members of his family Continue reading Telling it Like it is → TRIBUTES AND CONDOLENCES Following are tributes and statements about the passing of T. Boone Pickens. Click here to share your own memories or leave a condolence message for his family. “T. Boone Pickens became a household name across the country because he was bold, imaginative, and daring. He was successful – and more importantly, he generously shared his Continue reading Tributes and Condolences → T. BOONE PICKENS PHOTO GALLERY T. Boone Pickens Photo Gallery. To download a photo, click on a thumbnail below to display a larger version of the image and then right click to save it to your computer.

AHEAD OF HIS TIME

Listen: Shareholders Own the Company Listen: United Shareholders Association T. Boone Pickens’ native curiosity and his training as a geologist enabled him to study a situation, analyze its possibilities, and then act upon that analysis. The 1951 Oklahoma State University geology graduate used the same thorough approach no matter if he was sizing up the Continue reading Ahead of His Time →

BOONE TOONS

Boone Toons. Often during his high-profile career, the finest editorial cartoonists across the nation have focused their gaze on T. Boone Pickens and the many issues he has been involved with, whether the subject was creating shareholder value by challenging large corporations or opening up the closed Japanese business society to

world investors.

HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF T. BOONE PICKENS The funeral service to honor the life and legacy of T. Boone Pickens took place on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Speakers at the event included Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and Alan White, a long-time friend of Mr. Pickens. The Oklahoma State Continue reading Honoring the Life and Legacy of T. Boone A FINAL MESSAGE FROM T. BOONE PICKENS SHARED BEFORE HIS If you are reading this, I have passed on from this world — not as big a deal for you as it was for me. In my final months, I came to the sad reality that my life really did have a fourth quarter and the clock really would run out on me. I took the time to convey some IF THIS TABLE COULD TALK If this table could talk. May 12, 2019 News Team Pickens. Imagine being able to buy a priceless piece of history – a piece of history that has been the site of heady conversations with presidents, athletes, journalists, titans of industry, and others, sitting around with me talking about deals, investments, and the future of our

country.

WELCOME - BOONE PICKENS The breadth of T. Boone Pickens’ career is impressive. He built one of the largest independent natural gas oil companies in the United States and flourished as an entrepreneur after leaving it, generating hundreds of billions of dollars in the process. Among his lengthy

CORPORATE WELLNESS

As a Texas high school senior in 1947, T. Boone Pickens was an overachieving guard on an unheralded team that pushed a Kyle Rote-led San Antonio team to the limit before falling in the state semi-final championships. Pickens later recalled that he loved being the underdog (a role he would become familiar with during his Continue reading Corporate Wellness →

BOONE TOONS

Often during his high-profile career, the finest editorial cartoonists across the nation have focused their gaze on T. Boone Pickens and the many issues he has been involved with, whether the subject was creating shareholder value by challenging large corporations or opening up the closed Japanese business society to world investors.

The humor of each

TRIBUTES AND CONDOLENCES Following are tributes and statements about the passing of T. Boone Pickens. Click here to share your own memories or leave a condolence message for his family. “T. Boone Pickens became a household name across the country because he was bold, imaginative, and daring. He was successful – and more importantly, he generously shared his TEAM PICKENS, AUTHOR AT BOONE PICKENS T. Boone Pickens will be permanently honored with a statue at the Oklahoma State University stadium that bears his name. Sculpted out of bronze by Enid-based artist Harold Holden, the nine-foot-tall statue will be unveiled before OSU’s November 28 game against Texas Tech. Read more via okstate.com: Boone Pickens Statue Coming to Oklahoma

State Football

EARLY DAYS - BOONE PICKENS Early Days. T. Boone Pickens liked to say he grew up “where the pavement ends, the West begins, and the Rock Island crossed the Frisco.”. Open land spread out around the young Pickens, who was born in Holdenville, an Oklahoma speck in the grand sweep of the Great Plains. Watch: Boone Talks About His NINETY YEARS OF LESSONS LEARNED: T. BOONE PICKENS' LETTER I’m often asked for my advice and insights on leadership. And I give it in many forms – in speeches, on social media, and here on Forbes. And every May, I am especially keen to impart my near-90 years of experience to the next generation of aggressive young entrepreneurs -- IF THIS TABLE COULD TALK If this table could talk. May 12, 2019 News Team Pickens. Imagine being able to buy a priceless piece of history – a piece of history that has been the site of heady conversations with presidents, athletes, journalists, titans of industry, and others, sitting around with me talking about deals, investments, and the future of our

country.

GIVING BACK

During the span of his long career, T. Boone Pickens created thousands of jobs and made billions of millions of dollars — for others as well as himself — and he wasn’t timid about spreading it around. “I like making money. I like giving it awaynot as much as I like making it, but it’s Continue reading Giving Back T. BOONE PICKENS' ANNUAL LETTER TO THE OKLAHOMA STATE FAN T. Boone Pickens’ Annual Letter to the Oklahoma State Fan Base. August 29, 2019 News Team Pickens. Back in 2007, prior to the University of Georgia game with Oklahoma State in Athens, I sat with the media and gave my perspective on all things OSU football. I’ve carried that tradition forward annually, putting my thoughts in a

letter in

OBITUARY - BOONE PICKENS T.Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive and one of America’s best-known entrepreneurs, passed away on September 11, 2019. Pickens, born May 22, 1928, in Holdenville, a small town in eastern Oklahoma, spent his adult years in Texas. The long-time Dallas resident, who had battled back from a series of strokes and further head injuries

sustained in

T. BOONE PICKENS PODCAST Never shy about expressing his beliefs, T. Boone Pickens shared his unique, thoughtful, and often provocative insights on energy and other topics right here on the T. Boone Pickens Podcast Channel. Subscribe via AudioBoom or iTunes. TELLING IT LIKE IT IS Whether the matter at hand was making a deal, kicking around ideas with his staff, or charming an interviewer, T. Boone Pickens didn’t pull punches. Some of his wisdom came in simple, effective reflection. Other insights reliedy on his well-known colorful, and most often humorous, turn of phrase. Some time back, members of his family Continue reading Telling it Like it is → TRIBUTES AND CONDOLENCES Following are tributes and statements about the passing of T. Boone Pickens. Click here to share your own memories or leave a condolence message for his family. “T. Boone Pickens became a household name across the country because he was bold, imaginative, and daring. He was successful – and more importantly, he generously shared his Continue reading Tributes and Condolences → T. BOONE PICKENS PHOTO GALLERY T. Boone Pickens Photo Gallery. To download a photo, click on a thumbnail below to display a larger version of the image and then right click to save it to your computer.

AHEAD OF HIS TIME

Listen: Shareholders Own the Company Listen: United Shareholders Association T. Boone Pickens’ native curiosity and his training as a geologist enabled him to study a situation, analyze its possibilities, and then act upon that analysis. The 1951 Oklahoma State University geology graduate used the same thorough approach no matter if he was sizing up the Continue reading Ahead of His Time →

BOONE TOONS

Boone Toons. Often during his high-profile career, the finest editorial cartoonists across the nation have focused their gaze on T. Boone Pickens and the many issues he has been involved with, whether the subject was creating shareholder value by challenging large corporations or opening up the closed Japanese business society to

world investors.

HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF T. BOONE PICKENS The funeral service to honor the life and legacy of T. Boone Pickens took place on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Speakers at the event included Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and Alan White, a long-time friend of Mr. Pickens. The Oklahoma State Continue reading Honoring the Life and Legacy of T. Boone A FINAL MESSAGE FROM T. BOONE PICKENS SHARED BEFORE HIS If you are reading this, I have passed on from this world — not as big a deal for you as it was for me. In my final months, I came to the sad reality that my life really did have a fourth quarter and the clock really would run out on me. I took the time to convey some IF THIS TABLE COULD TALK If this table could talk. May 12, 2019 News Team Pickens. Imagine being able to buy a priceless piece of history – a piece of history that has been the site of heady conversations with presidents, athletes, journalists, titans of industry, and others, sitting around with me talking about deals, investments, and the future of our

country.

OBITUARY - BOONE PICKENS T.Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive and one of America’s best-known entrepreneurs, passed away on September 11, 2019. Pickens, born May 22, 1928, in Holdenville, a small town in eastern Oklahoma, spent his adult years in Texas. The long-time Dallas resident, who had battled back from a series of strokes and further head injuries

sustained in

T. BOONE PICKENS PODCAST Never shy about expressing his beliefs, T. Boone Pickens shared his unique, thoughtful, and often provocative insights on energy and other topics right here on the T. Boone Pickens Podcast Channel. Subscribe via AudioBoom or iTunes. TELLING IT LIKE IT IS Whether the matter at hand was making a deal, kicking around ideas with his staff, or charming an interviewer, T. Boone Pickens didn’t pull punches. Some of his wisdom came in simple, effective reflection. Other insights reliedy on his well-known colorful, and most often humorous, turn of phrase. Some time back, members of his family Continue reading Telling it Like it is → TRIBUTES AND CONDOLENCES Following are tributes and statements about the passing of T. Boone Pickens. Click here to share your own memories or leave a condolence message for his family. “T. Boone Pickens became a household name across the country because he was bold, imaginative, and daring. He was successful – and more importantly, he generously shared his Continue reading Tributes and Condolences → T. BOONE PICKENS PHOTO GALLERY T. Boone Pickens Photo Gallery. To download a photo, click on a thumbnail below to display a larger version of the image and then right click to save it to your computer.

AHEAD OF HIS TIME

Listen: Shareholders Own the Company Listen: United Shareholders Association T. Boone Pickens’ native curiosity and his training as a geologist enabled him to study a situation, analyze its possibilities, and then act upon that analysis. The 1951 Oklahoma State University geology graduate used the same thorough approach no matter if he was sizing up the Continue reading Ahead of His Time →

BOONE TOONS

Boone Toons. Often during his high-profile career, the finest editorial cartoonists across the nation have focused their gaze on T. Boone Pickens and the many issues he has been involved with, whether the subject was creating shareholder value by challenging large corporations or opening up the closed Japanese business society to

world investors.

HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF T. BOONE PICKENS The funeral service to honor the life and legacy of T. Boone Pickens took place on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Speakers at the event included Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and Alan White, a long-time friend of Mr. Pickens. The Oklahoma State Continue reading Honoring the Life and Legacy of T. Boone A FINAL MESSAGE FROM T. BOONE PICKENS SHARED BEFORE HIS If you are reading this, I have passed on from this world — not as big a deal for you as it was for me. In my final months, I came to the sad reality that my life really did have a fourth quarter and the clock really would run out on me. I took the time to convey some IF THIS TABLE COULD TALK If this table could talk. May 12, 2019 News Team Pickens. Imagine being able to buy a priceless piece of history – a piece of history that has been the site of heady conversations with presidents, athletes, journalists, titans of industry, and others, sitting around with me talking about deals, investments, and the future of our

country.

WELCOME - BOONE PICKENS The breadth of T. Boone Pickens’ career is impressive. He built one of the largest independent natural gas oil companies in the United States and flourished as an entrepreneur after leaving it, generating hundreds of billions of dollars in the process. Among his lengthy

CORPORATE WELLNESS

As a Texas high school senior in 1947, T. Boone Pickens was an overachieving guard on an unheralded team that pushed a Kyle Rote-led San Antonio team to the limit before falling in the state semi-final championships. Pickens later recalled that he loved being the underdog (a role he would become familiar with during his Continue reading Corporate Wellness →

BOONE TOONS

Often during his high-profile career, the finest editorial cartoonists across the nation have focused their gaze on T. Boone Pickens and the many issues he has been involved with, whether the subject was creating shareholder value by challenging large corporations or opening up the closed Japanese business society to world investors.

The humor of each

TRIBUTES AND CONDOLENCES Following are tributes and statements about the passing of T. Boone Pickens. Click here to share your own memories or leave a condolence message for his family. “T. Boone Pickens became a household name across the country because he was bold, imaginative, and daring. He was successful – and more importantly, he generously shared his TEAM PICKENS, AUTHOR AT BOONE PICKENS T. Boone Pickens will be permanently honored with a statue at the Oklahoma State University stadium that bears his name. Sculpted out of bronze by Enid-based artist Harold Holden, the nine-foot-tall statue will be unveiled before OSU’s November 28 game against Texas Tech. Read more via okstate.com: Boone Pickens Statue Coming to Oklahoma

State Football

EARLY DAYS - BOONE PICKENS Early Days. T. Boone Pickens liked to say he grew up “where the pavement ends, the West begins, and the Rock Island crossed the Frisco.”. Open land spread out around the young Pickens, who was born in Holdenville, an Oklahoma speck in the grand sweep of the Great Plains. Watch: Boone Talks About His NINETY YEARS OF LESSONS LEARNED: T. BOONE PICKENS' LETTER I’m often asked for my advice and insights on leadership. And I give it in many forms – in speeches, on social media, and here on Forbes. And every May, I am especially keen to impart my near-90 years of experience to the next generation of aggressive young entrepreneurs -- IF THIS TABLE COULD TALK If this table could talk. May 12, 2019 News Team Pickens. Imagine being able to buy a priceless piece of history – a piece of history that has been the site of heady conversations with presidents, athletes, journalists, titans of industry, and others, sitting around with me talking about deals, investments, and the future of our

country.

GIVING BACK

During the span of his long career, T. Boone Pickens created thousands of jobs and made billions of millions of dollars — for others as well as himself — and he wasn’t timid about spreading it around. “I like making money. I like giving it awaynot as much as I like making it, but it’s Continue reading Giving Back T. BOONE PICKENS' ANNUAL LETTER TO THE OKLAHOMA STATE FAN T. Boone Pickens’ Annual Letter to the Oklahoma State Fan Base. August 29, 2019 News Team Pickens. Back in 2007, prior to the University of Georgia game with Oklahoma State in Athens, I sat with the media and gave my perspective on all things OSU football. I’ve carried that tradition forward annually, putting my thoughts in a

letter in

OBITUARY - BOONE PICKENS T.Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive and one of America’s best-known entrepreneurs, passed away on September 11, 2019. Pickens, born May 22, 1928, in Holdenville, a small town in eastern Oklahoma, spent his adult years in Texas. The long-time Dallas resident, who had battled back from a series of strokes and further head injuries

sustained in

HOME

His Passing . Final Message From Boone TELLING IT LIKE IT IS Whether the matter at hand was making a deal, kicking around ideas with his staff, or charming an interviewer, T. Boone Pickens didn’t pull punches. Some of his wisdom came in simple, effective reflection. Other insights reliedy on his well-known colorful, and most often humorous, turn of phrase. Some time back, members of his family Continue reading Telling it Like it is → TRIBUTES AND CONDOLENCES Following are tributes and statements about the passing of T. Boone Pickens. Click here to share your own memories or leave a condolence message for his family. “T. Boone Pickens became a household name across the country because he was bold, imaginative, and daring. He was successful – and more importantly, he generously shared his Continue reading Tributes and Condolences → T. BOONE PICKENS PHOTO GALLERY T. Boone Pickens Photo Gallery. To download a photo, click on a thumbnail below to display a larger version of the image and then right click to save it to your computer.

HIS PASSING

LEGENDARY ENERGY EXECUTIVE, ENTREPRENEUR T. BOONE PICKENS DIES AT 91 DALLAS, Texas – September 11 – T. Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive and one of America’s best-known entrepreneurs, passed away September 11, 2019, at the age of 91. The long-time Dallas resident, who had battled back from a series of strokes and further head injuries Continue reading His Passing → T. BOONE PICKENS PODCAST Never shy about expressing his beliefs, T. Boone Pickens shared his unique, thoughtful, and often provocative insights on energy and other topics right here on the T. Boone Pickens Podcast Channel. Subscribe via AudioBoom or iTunes. A FINAL MESSAGE FROM T. BOONE PICKENS SHARED BEFORE HIS If you are reading this, I have passed on from this world — not as big a deal for you as it was for me. In my final months, I came to the sad reality that my life really did have a fourth quarter and the clock really would run out on me. I took the time to convey some HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF T. BOONE PICKENS The funeral service to honor the life and legacy of T. Boone Pickens took place on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Speakers at the event included Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and Alan White, a long-time friend of Mr. Pickens. The Oklahoma State Continue reading Honoring the Life and Legacy of T. Boone

BOONE TOONS

Boone Toons. Often during his high-profile career, the finest editorial cartoonists across the nation have focused their gaze on T. Boone Pickens and the many issues he has been involved with, whether the subject was creating shareholder value by challenging large corporations or opening up the closed Japanese business society to

world investors.

OBITUARY - BOONE PICKENS T.Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive and one of America’s best-known entrepreneurs, passed away on September 11, 2019. Pickens, born May 22, 1928, in Holdenville, a small town in eastern Oklahoma, spent his adult years in Texas. The long-time Dallas resident, who had battled back from a series of strokes and further head injuries

sustained in

HOME

His Passing . Final Message From Boone TELLING IT LIKE IT IS Whether the matter at hand was making a deal, kicking around ideas with his staff, or charming an interviewer, T. Boone Pickens didn’t pull punches. Some of his wisdom came in simple, effective reflection. Other insights reliedy on his well-known colorful, and most often humorous, turn of phrase. Some time back, members of his family Continue reading Telling it Like it is → TRIBUTES AND CONDOLENCES Following are tributes and statements about the passing of T. Boone Pickens. Click here to share your own memories or leave a condolence message for his family. “T. Boone Pickens became a household name across the country because he was bold, imaginative, and daring. He was successful – and more importantly, he generously shared his Continue reading Tributes and Condolences → T. BOONE PICKENS PHOTO GALLERY T. Boone Pickens Photo Gallery. To download a photo, click on a thumbnail below to display a larger version of the image and then right click to save it to your computer.

HIS PASSING

LEGENDARY ENERGY EXECUTIVE, ENTREPRENEUR T. BOONE PICKENS DIES AT 91 DALLAS, Texas – September 11 – T. Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive and one of America’s best-known entrepreneurs, passed away September 11, 2019, at the age of 91. The long-time Dallas resident, who had battled back from a series of strokes and further head injuries Continue reading His Passing → T. BOONE PICKENS PODCAST Never shy about expressing his beliefs, T. Boone Pickens shared his unique, thoughtful, and often provocative insights on energy and other topics right here on the T. Boone Pickens Podcast Channel. Subscribe via AudioBoom or iTunes. A FINAL MESSAGE FROM T. BOONE PICKENS SHARED BEFORE HIS If you are reading this, I have passed on from this world — not as big a deal for you as it was for me. In my final months, I came to the sad reality that my life really did have a fourth quarter and the clock really would run out on me. I took the time to convey some HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF T. BOONE PICKENS The funeral service to honor the life and legacy of T. Boone Pickens took place on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Speakers at the event included Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and Alan White, a long-time friend of Mr. Pickens. The Oklahoma State Continue reading Honoring the Life and Legacy of T. Boone

BOONE TOONS

Boone Toons. Often during his high-profile career, the finest editorial cartoonists across the nation have focused their gaze on T. Boone Pickens and the many issues he has been involved with, whether the subject was creating shareholder value by challenging large corporations or opening up the closed Japanese business society to

world investors.

WELCOME - BOONE PICKENS The breadth of T. Boone Pickens’ career is impressive. He built one of the largest independent natural gas oil companies in the United States and flourished as an entrepreneur after leaving it, generating hundreds of billions of dollars in the process. Among his lengthy

HOME

His Passing . Final Message From Boone THE ENERGY PLAN FOR AMERICA Never shy about expressing his closely held beliefs even when they bucked the status quo, in July 2008 Boone Pickens launched a self-funded, $100 million, grassroots campaign aimed at reducing America’s crippling dependence on imported OPEC oil. Watch: Boone Outlines 5 Critical Policy Issues In television ads, on his Pickens Plan website, and in

CORPORATE WELLNESS

As a Texas high school senior in 1947, T. Boone Pickens was an overachieving guard on an unheralded team that pushed a Kyle Rote-led San Antonio team to the limit before falling in the state semi-final championships. Pickens later recalled that he loved being the underdog (a role he would become familiar with during his Continue reading Corporate Wellness → THOUGHTS ON LEADERSHIP Listen: Fool With a Plan Lesson Listen: Good Luck, Son T. Boone Pickens never felt comfortable running back in the pack. More importantly, he realized early in his career that merely wanting to be out front is not enough. One of the reasons that he, as an “upstart” independent oil producer in the early 1980s, Continue reading Thoughts on Leadership → IMPACT ON CORPORATE AMERICA Listen: The Decision to Acquire Listen: Talking About the Deals During the 1980s, T. Boone Pickens and his young band of hungry Mesa Petroleum managers grabbed hold of a monster and shook it like it’d never been jostled before. They rode that monster, and got thrown some, but Big Oil was never the same again. Continue reading Impact on Corporate America →

GIVING BACK

During the span of his long career, T. Boone Pickens created thousands of jobs and made billions of millions of dollars — for others as well as himself — and he wasn’t timid about spreading it around. “I like making money. I like giving it awaynot as much as I like making it, but it’s Continue reading Giving Back T. BOONE PICKENS PHOTO GALLERY USAGE RIGHTS The information and materials on this Web Site are the property of T. Boone Pickens, and any reproduction, publication, broadcast, or posting by you for your own benefit is prohibited, unless you obtain prior written approval from T. Boone Pickens. In the event that T. Boone Pickens grants permission to you to reproduce T. Boone Continue reading T. Boone Pickens Photo Gallery Usage Rights HOLDENVILLE HOUSE DEDICATION On the first anniversary of the passing of Boone Pickens, we partnered with our friends at Oklahoma State for a special dedication of his boyhood home, known widely as the “Holdenville House.” That home, and Boone’s adjacent burial site, is now at Karsten Creek Golf Club — home of the OSU men’s and women’s golf Continue reading Holdenville House Dedication → MOVING MY CHILDHOOD HOME I grew up in Holdenville, Oklahoma, where they liked to say “the pavement ends, the West begins, and the Rock Island crosses the Frisco.” Over the years, the house where I was raised has been relocated from Holdenville to my Mesa Vista Ranch in West Texas and now mostly recently to Stillwater, Oklahoma where I plan to be buried.

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