Houston Texans co-founder and Senior Chair Janice McNair dies at 89, family says
Janice McNair and her husband, Bob, founded the Texans in 1999, before the team's expansion in 2002.
Janice McNair and her husband, Bob, founded the Texans in 1999, before the team's expansion in 2002.
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Houston Texans Co-Founder and Senior Chair Janice S. McNair has died at the age of 89, the organization says.
Janice McNair and her husband, Bob, founded the Texans in 1999, before the team's expansion in 2002.
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