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Leon Hess (March 14, 1914 – May 7, 1999) was an American businessman, the founder of the Hess Corporation and the owner of the New York Jets. Hess built an oil terminal in New Jersey after the Great Depression, building his first refinery in the late 1950s.
May 8, 1999 · Leon Hess, who took over his family's bankrupt fuel-oil business during Depression and built it into major petroleum company, but is perhaps best known as owner of New York Jets football team...
Leon Hess, age 19, forms Hess Incorporated; purchases a 1926 second-hand 615-gallon oil delivery truck and begins residential delivery, seven days a week, near his home in Asbury Park, N.J.
Leon Hess was CEO from the early 1960s through 1995, after which his son John B Hess succeeded him as chairman and CEO. The company has agreed to be acquired by rival oil company Chevron. Headquartered in New York City, the company ranked 394th in the 2016 annual ranking of Fortune 500 corporations.
May 7, 1999 · Leon Hess, the oil tycoon and paternalistic owner of the New York Jets who longed to see his team return to the Super Bowl one last time, died today. He was 85.
By GERALD ESKENAZI. eon Hess, who took over his family's bankrupt fuel-oil business during the Depression and built it into a major petroleum company, but was perhaps best known as the steadfast...
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Industry: Utilities & Energy. Era: 1930. Starting with his father’s little, struggling fuel firm, Hess created a $10 billion oil refinery company, the worlds 13th largest, Amerada Hess.
