RedHawks owner, Fargo businessman Bruce Thom dies at 83

Bruce Thom (contributed, FM RedHawks)

FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks owner and local businessman Bruce Thom has died at 83.

Thom died January 2 in his home, according to his obituary.

Thom led the RedHawks organization since the team was founded in 1996. In 2004, he bought the team from Otter Tail Corporation. His son, Brad, is president and CEO of the club.

Thom was involved in the leadership of KFGO and other radio stations under Midstates in Fargo in the mid-1990s. He was a primary investor and a Vice President of Otter Tail Corporation, the parent company of Otter Tail Power and several other businesses and companies in the region. He resigned from Otter Tail Corporation when he bought the RedHawks in 2004.