MCNAIR SEEKS MINORITY INVESTORS FOR HOUSTON NFL BID

          Houston business exec Bob McNair "is looking for
     minority partners" in an attempt to achieve "ethnic balance"
     in his bid for an NFL franchise in that city, according to
     John Williams of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE.  So far "he has
     talked with potential African-American investors" such as
     Seahawks QB Warren Moon and Bills RB Thurman Thomas, and
     Hispanic "banker-oil magnate" Tony Sanchez Jr.  McNair is
     also looking for an Asian-American investor.  McNair "will
     continue his search for investors today" by holding a
     meeting at the River Oaks Country Club with "roughly" 80
     people "who want a part of the prospective" NFL team. 
     McNair, who said that he will be "calling the shots" on the
     team, must own at least 30% of the team as a general partner
     under league rules, while the remaining 70% can be split
     among as many as 24 limited partners.  Though he "won't know
     the ownership makeup until after an expansion fee is set,"
     McNair said he "will pick up the difference" if investors
     don't purchase the maximum 70% (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 11/10).