Clinton William Murchison, Jr. (September 12, 1923 – March 30, 1987) was a businessman and founder of the Dallas Cowboys football team.A son of Clint Murchison, Sr. who made his first fortune in oil exploration and became notorious for exploiting the sale of "hot oil", Junior and his surviving brother inherited their father's wealth and business interests to which Clint Jr. added ventures of his own.