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Matter of influence: According to the Forbes 2004 list of the World's Richest People, B.J. "Red" McCombs is No. 514 on the list, with a net worth of $1.1 billion. But the owner of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings has his hand in - and his name on - many philanthropic and economic development ventures in Texas. In 2000, he donated $50 million to the University of Texas' business school - now the Red McCombs School of Business. The man who helped Lowry Mays launch Clear Channel Communications Inc. and brought the Spurs to San Antonio in 1972 has financed numerous causes in the Alamo City. He and wife, Charline, were behind the restoration of the Empire Theatre.