John Y. Brown Jr.
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John Young Brown Jr. was an American politician and entrepreneur from Kentucky. He served as the 55th governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983, and built Kentucky Fried Chicken into a multimillion-dolla
Hubie Brown coached the Kentucky Colonels to the ABA championship in 1975.
John and Phyllis Brown circa 1981
Governor and Mrs. John Y. Brown, with C.V. Whitney and Marylou Whitney.
Lt. Gov. Martha Layne Collins acted as governor for more than 500 days of Brown's term.
Colonel Sanders
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Harland David Sanders, commonly known as Colonel Sanders, was an American entrepreneur and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken. He later acted as the company's brand a
John Y. Brown Jr.
…amount of money selling Encyclopædia Britannica sets. After briefly practicing law with his father, he purchased Kentucky Fried Chicken from founder Harland Sanders in 1964. Brown turned the company into a worldwide success and sold his interest in the company for a huge profit in 1971. He then invested in several…
Sanders in his famous outfit, c. 1974
The world's first KFC franchise, located in South Salt Lake, Utah
Colonel Sanders's gravesite
Sanders's and his wife's grave at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky