Alex Schoenbaum
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Alex Schoenbaum was an American collegiate football player and businessman in the hospitality industry, eventually operating a chain of restaurants and later, motels and religious leader. He is best r
Schoenbaum framed by a Big Boy statue
Big Boy Restaurants
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Big Boy is an American casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Southfield, Michigan; it is currently operated in most of the United States by Big Boy Restaurant Group, LLC. The Big Boy name, d
Alex Schoenbaum
…leader. He is best remembered for developing the Shoney's restaurant chain in the southeastern United States, most of which were originally franchised Big Boy locations. Schoenbaum was born in Petersburg, Virginia to Jewish immigrants Emil B. (1884 - 1962) who was born in Poland, and Goldie R. (1879 - 1951…
A Big Boy statue common to many restaurants in the chain