Portrait of Thomas Duff

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Thomas Duff

Net worth $4.5B

Tires, diversified · United States

Born
Dec 31, 1956
Age
69
Source
Tires, diversified
Residence
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Divorced
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Southern Mississippi

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Brothers James and Thomas Duff cofounded and co-own Duff Capital Investors, a holding company with total revenue of $6 billion from more than 20 businesses.
  • Their father Ernest Duff founded a tire dealer in 1973 and sold it in 1998. Duff and his brother Thomas bought it back in 2003, and started Duff Capital in 2007.
  • The Duff's tire dealer, now called Southern Tire Mart, sells over 4 million new tires and 2.5 million truck tire retreads each year and is partnering with Pilot Flying J to open locations at their truck stops.
  • Duff, who is active in Mississippi's Republican Party, launched a political action committee earlier this year and is a leading potential candidate for governor in 2027.
  • Three men were arrested in November 2016 as part of what the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation described as a murder plot to kill Tom Duff.
  • The Duffs have provided a semi-truck and drivers, courtesy of trucking company KLLM, to transport the Southern Miss Golden Eagles' football equipment to road games.