Notable events in the life and career of Texans founder Bob McNair, who died Friday at age 81.
Jan. 1, 1937 – Robert Cary McNair is born in Tampa, Fla. The family moves around the South for his father's job with Sunshine Biscuit Co. until set-tling in Forest City, N.C.
1954 – McNair graduates from Cool Springs High School in Forest City and, after turning down an offer from the Chicago Cubs to play baseball, en-rolls at the University of South Carolina.
April 18, 1957 – McNair is married to Janice Suber, a fellow student at South Carolina.