▁Carter ▁( J uly ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁– ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁invest or ▁and ▁business man ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Ma ver icks ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁( N BA ) ▁and ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Side k icks ▁of ▁the ▁Major ▁Ind oor ▁Soccer ▁League ▁( M IS L ). ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁minor ity ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁Ma ver icks ▁and ▁a ▁familiar ▁courts ide ▁presence ▁at ▁the ▁team ' s ▁home ▁games , ▁always ▁we aring ▁a ▁cow boy ▁hat . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Carter ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁poor ▁family ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁Carter ' s ▁mother ▁rem ar ried ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁got ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁a ▁gas ▁station ▁that ▁paid ▁enough ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁car ▁he ▁used ▁for ▁drag ▁racing ▁running . ▁ ▁After ▁doing ▁his ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force , ▁he ▁joined ▁his ▁mother , ▁Mary ▁C . ▁Crow ley , ▁in ▁the ▁successful ▁company ▁she ▁founded ▁s elling ▁interior ▁decor ation ▁with ▁a ▁home ▁party ▁plan , ▁Home ▁Inter iors ▁and ▁G ifts . ▁The ▁business ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁H icks , ▁Muse , ▁T ate ▁& ▁Fur st ▁and ▁n ett ed ▁Carter ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars . ▁ ▁Career