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FedEx founder Fred Smith, a Marine Corps veteran who revolutionized package delivery, dies at 80
Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80.
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Thank You, Mr. Smith; From Washington Energy Policy
The pantheon of great American innovators, entrepreneurs, and industrialists includes Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Andrew ...
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Remembering Fred Smith, the man who delivered the future
When FedEx began in 1971, the idea of overnight delivery was a fantasy to most. The tech wasn’t there, the infrastructure ...
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Fred Smith, FedEx founder and business magnate, dies at 80 - The Commercial Appeal
Frederick W. Smith, founder of FedEx, has died at age 80. Smith's innovative express shipping company revolutionized air cargo, establishing the overnight delivery standard.
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Frederick W. Smith, 1944-2025
and among the greatest was the FedEx founder Fred Smith, who died this weekend at age 80. Frederick W. Smith was born in Mississippi in 1944 and served in the Marines in the fraught 1960s, ...
PGA Tour Sends Heartfelt Message on Fred Smith's Death
PGA Tour Sends Heartfelt Message on Fred Smith's Death originally appeared on Athlon Sports.