"Thomas Myers "Tom" Hunt" was an United States/American petroleum industry executive who was chairman of Hunt Petroleum and an advisor to his uncle H. L. Hunt, the founder of the family dynasty.

Hunt was born in Pana, Illinois. He served during World War II in the Pacific with the 380th Bomb Group of the United States Army Air Corps in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II/Pacific Theater. Hunt flew on the first bomber from the 380th to land in Japan, and flew on a B-24 Liberator representing the 380th during a flyover of Tokyo Bay to mark the Japanese surrender on the USS Missouri (BB-63)/USS Missouri.

Hunt attended the University of Arkansas, where he studied chemical engineering, but at his uncle Herbert's suggestion, he worked for the family oil interests in Wyoming, North Dakota and in Montana's Williston Basin. He was ultimately assigned to manage the Hunt family operations in Louisiana.

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We've shared it with coaches at this point ... some of it is still negotiable. I think it's a misconception that it's set in stone and we're going with it. I was on the phone all day (Tuesday) with maneuvers that may happen.

We hope to begin (construction) within a month.

It should be looked at as a 26-school league rather than four separate divisions. People get just locked up in that. It's really going to solidify high school sports in the area.

We want very much for groups to have small meetings. It would be great for 50 people and below, and food service would be available.

Lest anybody think people out here don't care. We want to show them they do care.

We love the location. It's probably not typically what the hotel guys are out looking for. We believe the downtown area did need some new rooms for the corporate traveler.

I think what's got to happen, and I give a lot of kudos to my colleagues, my ADs, is we may get faced with something that we don't want to happen for our schools. But (instead) for the betterment of the league in itself ... in the long haul.