Henry Carl "Carl" Vandervoort Jr. was born Aug. 19, 1926, in Mineral Wells to Velma and H.C. "Van" Vandervoort Sr. He was educated at Sewanee Military Academy, the Virginia Military Institute and Southern Methodist University, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Mr. Vandervoort served in the U.S. Navy as a pilot in the Korean War. A contemporary of Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan, Mr. Vandervoort was club champion at Colonial Country Club at age 16, won the Trans Miss, the club championships at River Crest and Shady Oaks and and a number of prestigious amateur tournaments. His pro career was cut short in 1949 by a serious car accident.
He was a member of the Ted Firito Orchestra, sang with Doris Day and was an accomplished pianist and trumpet player.
Mr. Vandervoort was vice president and general manager of Vandervoort's Dairy, the largest privately owned dairy in the United States at the time.
He was the leading owner and trainer of thoroughbred horses in the United States and served as president of the Horsemen Breeders Protective Association, and won such prestigious races as the Hollywood Gold Cup and the Breeders Cup.
Mr. Vandervoort was an active operator of oil and gas production in Texas, Louisiana and Utah. He drilled over 400 wells and discovered the Fort Trinidad Field, Houston County; Serendipity Strawn Field, Young County; the Mineral Wells South Strawn (A-H) Fields, Palo Pinto County; the Vermillion Field in Jackson Parish, La.; the Big Barnett Field in Rusk County; and the Indian Creek Federal Units, Emery County, Utah.
He was a member of the Ted Firito Orchestra, sang with Doris Day and was an accomplished pianist and trumpet player.
Mr. Vandervoort was vice president and general manager of Vandervoort's Dairy, the largest privately owned dairy in the United States at the time.
He was the leading owner and trainer of thoroughbred horses in the United States and served as president of the Horsemen Breeders Protective Association, and won such prestigious races as the Hollywood Gold Cup and the Breeders Cup.
Mr. Vandervoort was an active operator of oil and gas production in Texas, Louisiana and Utah. He drilled over 400 wells and discovered the Fort Trinidad Field, Houston County; Serendipity Strawn Field, Young County; the Mineral Wells South Strawn (A-H) Fields, Palo Pinto County; the Vermillion Field in Jackson Parish, La.; the Big Barnett Field in Rusk County; and the Indian Creek Federal Units, Emery County, Utah.
Henry Carl "Carl" Vandervoort Jr. was born Aug. 19, 1926, in Mineral Wells to Velma and H.C. "Van" Vandervoort Sr. He was educated at Sewanee Military Academy, the Virginia Military Institute and Southern Methodist University, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Mr. Vandervoort served in the U.S. Navy as a pilot in the Korean War. A contemporary of Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan, Mr. Vandervoort was club champion at Colonial Country Club at age 16, won the Trans Miss, the club championships at River Crest and Shady Oaks and and a number of prestigious amateur tournaments. His pro career was cut short in 1949 by a serious car accident.
He was a member of the Ted Firito Orchestra, sang with Doris Day and was an accomplished pianist and trumpet player.
Mr. Vandervoort was vice president and general manager of Vandervoort's Dairy, the largest privately owned dairy in the United States at the time.
He was the leading owner and trainer of thoroughbred horses in the United States and served as president of the Horsemen Breeders Protective Association, and won such prestigious races as the Hollywood Gold Cup and the Breeders Cup.
Mr. Vandervoort was an active operator of oil and gas production in Texas, Louisiana and Utah. He drilled over 400 wells and discovered the Fort Trinidad Field, Houston County; Serendipity Strawn Field, Young County; the Mineral Wells South Strawn (A-H) Fields, Palo Pinto County; the Vermillion Field in Jackson Parish, La.; the Big Barnett Field in Rusk County; and the Indian Creek Federal Units, Emery County, Utah.
He was a member of the Ted Firito Orchestra, sang with Doris Day and was an accomplished pianist and trumpet player.
Mr. Vandervoort was vice president and general manager of Vandervoort's Dairy, the largest privately owned dairy in the United States at the time.
He was the leading owner and trainer of thoroughbred horses in the United States and served as president of the Horsemen Breeders Protective Association, and won such prestigious races as the Hollywood Gold Cup and the Breeders Cup.
Mr. Vandervoort was an active operator of oil and gas production in Texas, Louisiana and Utah. He drilled over 400 wells and discovered the Fort Trinidad Field, Houston County; Serendipity Strawn Field, Young County; the Mineral Wells South Strawn (A-H) Fields, Palo Pinto County; the Vermillion Field in Jackson Parish, La.; the Big Barnett Field in Rusk County; and the Indian Creek Federal Units, Emery County, Utah.
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