Overview
- Cluck, who led Arlington for 12 years, died Tuesday at age 87, the city said.
- As a council member in 2001 he contacted Cowboys owner Jerry Jones about relocating the team, which led to AT&T Stadium opening in Arlington in 2009.
- During his 2003–2015 tenure as mayor, he backed the Arlington Highlands retail center, the Viridian community, and the revival of downtown.
- He was a longtime OB-GYN and later a hospital executive, and he launched public health efforts that expanded access to defibrillators, promoted student fitness, and added hike-and-bike trails.
- Current Mayor Jim Ross said the city plans to advance a deal next week to extend the Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium lease to 2055, signaling a continued push to protect the economic engine Cluck helped build.