Claim: The HRT, along with the Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU), field SWAT teams, and the Tactical Helicopter Unit (THU), was founded in 1982 by Danny Coulson (born on May 29, 1941), former Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI, and completed its final certification exercise in October 1983.
Evidence: Danny Coulson (born June 29, 1941) is a former Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI. 
(1941-06-29) June 29, 1941 (age 79)
Texas