In front of an estimated 7,000 fans, the new Hog head man was talkative, reflective and charming, describing himself as a “gatherer.” Bringing fans, a staff, and a team together, he said, is his specialty.
John Tyson
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Pearls About Swine: Calling Calipari
This hiring decision, embraced or snubbed by fans, is the most impactful one made by the Arkansas athletic department in almost 40 years.
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Arkansas finalizing deal to land John Calipari
Less than two weeks after University of Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek tweeted a video of himself boarding the “Muss Bus,” he’s finalizing a deal to make longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari the next coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team.
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Update: UA System’s Bobbitt gets contract extension
After a 2-1/2 hour closed session, UA System trustees voted today to extend the contract of President Donald Bobbitt for another two years.
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Cringey footage of chicken scion’s nearly naked arrest released
Who among us hasn’t had a night of drinking go completely off the rails?
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Tyson Foods CFO John Tyson apologizes for his recent arrest
Apology issued during quarterly conference call on companhy’s financial results.
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Tyson Foods warns of break in food supply chain
A warning from Tyson Foods on the food supply chain as the virus threatens meat product. Vegetables, anyone?
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Tyson family and Tyson Foods give $15 million to Children’s Hospital: UPDATE
John Tyson, chairman of the board of Tyson Foods; board member Barbara Tyson and Tyson CEO Donnie Smith have announced a gift of $15 million to Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s planned northwest campus in Springdale. The gift is the largest in Children’s history.
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Accuracy off the tee: John Tyson’s Holy Country Club
Don Tyson died on Jan. 6, 2011, and afterward Willie Nelson dedicated a concert to his friend. He called it the “No Bad Days” picnic, a reference to Don’s outlook on life. He was survived by three daughters, Carla, Cheryl and Joslyn, and a son, John H. Tyson, who took over the family business after his father’s death. The family business was chickens.
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John Tyson: Football had nothing to do with UA Board departure
John Tyson, chairman of the Board of Tyson Foods, sent me a prepared statement this morning relative to speculation about his role in the ongoing discussion of financial proBecause of all the speculation in your Blog and elsewhere about why I resigned from the U of A Board of Trustees, and the suggestion by some individuals that I did so because the U of A did not hire Butch Davis as the Razorback football coach, I decided that I needed to comment on the matter.