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Member of the 1952 US Olympic equestrian team. Suffered a collapsed lung following a polo accident in 1978. Nearly died from brain injuries sustained during a polo accident in January 1993.<p><b>Mother:</b> Kathryn<br><b>Wife:</b> Maureen Connolly Brinker (tennis player, d. 1969 ovarian cancer, two daughters)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Cindy Brinker Simmons (b. 1957)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Brenda Brinker Bottum (b. 1959)<br><b>Wife:</b> Margrit Fendt (m. 7-Mar-1971, div. 1976, one daughter, one son)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Christina<br><b>Son:</b> Mark<br><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/142/000126761/">Nancy Goodman Brinker</a> (breast cancer activist, m. 14-Feb-1983, div. 2000, one son)<br><b>Son:</b> Eric Blake Leitstein<br><b>Wife:</b> Toni Chapman (m. 2003)<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/772/000068568/">New Mexico Military Institute</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/727/000068523/">BA Marketing, San Diego State University (1957)</a><br><p> <a href="/company/650/000062464/">Brinker International</a> CEO (1983-95)<br> <a href="/company/528/000164036/">Chili's</a> <br> <a href="/company/451/000109124/">Pillsbury</a> Chairman, Pillsbury Restaurant Group (1982-83)<br> <a href="/company/451/000109124/">Pillsbury</a> EVP (1976-82)<br> <a href="/company/150/000126769/">Steak and Ale</a> Founder, CEO (1966-76)<br> <a href="/company/465/000124093/">Jack in the Box</a> General Partner (1962-66)<br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/650/000062464/">Brinker International</a> (as Chairman, 1983-2000)<br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/451/000109124/">Pillsbury</a> (1976-83)<br> <a href="/org/082/000167578/">Bush-Cheney 2000</a> <br> <a href="/org/175/000167671/">Bush-Cheney '04</a> <br> <a href="/org/210/000213568/">Campaign America Inc.</a> <br> <a href="/org/626/000164134/">Employment Policies Institute</a> <br> <a href="/org/765/000124393/">Dallas Symphony Orchestra</a> Board member (former)<br> <a href="/org/791/000052635/">Dallas Museum of Art</a> Board member (former)<br> <a href="/org/852/000169345/">Dreier for Congress Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/169/000168662/">Elizabeth Dole Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/089/000205471/">Free and Strong America PAC</a> <br> <a href="/org/600/000071387/">FreedomWorks</a> <br> <a href="/org/766/000169259/">Friends of Dick Lugar</a> <br> <a href="/org/796/000169289/">Friends of George Allen</a> <br> <a href="/org/752/000169245/">Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/083/000167579/">George W. Bush for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/963/000355895/">Grow PAC</a> <br> <a href="/org/519/000168015/">John McCain 2008</a> <br> <a href="/org/272/000172753/">Kay Bailey Hutchison for Senate</a> <br> <a href="/org/964/000172448/">McCain for Senate '98</a> <br> <a href="/org/053/000177519/">McCain-Palin Compliance Fund</a> <br> <a href="/org/584/000207960/">McCain-Palin Victory 2008</a> <br> <a href="/org/877/000171364/">National Republican Congressional Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/716/000171203/">National Republican Senatorial Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/745/000167244/">Romney for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/757/000167256/">Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/661/000205046/">Solutions America PAC</a> <br> <a href="/org/960/000169453/">Tom Delay Congressional Committee</a> <br> <u>Polo Hall of Fame</u> 1999<br> <a href="/event/307/000111971/">Hip Replacement Surgery</a> (1994)<br> <a href="/event/305/000071092/">Coma</a> (1993, two weeks)<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/793/000180253/">Throat Cancer</a><br> <p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>On the Brink: The Life and Leadership of Norman Brinker</i> (<tt>1995</tt>, memoir)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=126772"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=126772">Norman Brinker</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=126772" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>