Vikings Owner RED MCCOMBS was profiled during the "Eye
On America" segment on CBS Evening News, and in the intro,
CBS's Dan Rather called McCombs a "billionaire car salesman"
who also "knows how to share his good fortune." CBS's Bob
McNamara: "In just his first year as owner ... The preacher
of pride and possibility has his team in the Super Bowl race
and he has generated a season of sell-out crowds for the
first time in years." McNamara: "More than a hands-on
owner, McCombs has embraced his team." McNamara: "[But] for
all his good fortune, [McCombs] stays fondest of the tiny
San Antonio public school he saved from being closed [after
it was burned down by vandals five years ago]." He provided
both "money and mentoring programs" to the school. McNamara
adds that the school "has done so well" it is now
"nationally recognized for academic excellence." McNamara:
"Today in Minnesota, McCombs is a hero on a honeymoon. But
in the hearts of kids in his hometown, the measure of this
man is more in his giving than his winning" (CBS, 1/8).
