Background
He was born in Mobile, Alabama and died in Plano, Texas at age 82.
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Comer Cottrell
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Education
He briefly attended the University of Detroit and served in the Air Force during the Korean War.
Career
He founded Pro-Lincolnshire Corporation in 1970. lieutenant was originally based in Los Los Angeles In 1979, he created the Curly Kit and in 1980, he moved the company to Dallas.
Forbes Magazine called the Curly Kit "the biggest single product ever to hit the black cosmetics market." In 2000, he sold the company to Alberto-Culver for $75 million to $80 million.
In 1990, he purchased the campus of Bishop College and moved Paul Quinn College from Waco, Texas to its campus. Along with George West. Bush and others, Cottrell was part of the team that purchased the Texas Rangers baseball club
He was the first black person to be an owner or part-owner of a major league team He wrote an autobiography: Comer Cottrell: A Story That Will Inspire Future Entrepreneurs.
He helped Ron Kirk get elected as the first African American mayor of Dallas.
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United States