Austin Knowlton, 93; Architect, Engineer Co-Founded Bengals
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Austin Knowlton, who helped Paul Brown found the Cincinnati Bengals in 1967 and served as the team’s chairman for 20 years, died Wednesday. He was 93.
Knowlton, also a shareholder in the Cincinnati Reds during the 1970s, died of natural causes in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Knowlton, who held degrees in architecture and civil engineering from Ohio State, used the construction business he owned to finance and build 54 college dormitories and other university buildings in several states.
Ohio State awarded Knowlton a doctorate of architecture in 1995 and named its school of architecture after him.
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