Hermdog Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Hooters Chairman Brooks Found Dead The Associated Press Sunday, July 16, 2006; 10:20 PM MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Robert Brooks, the chairman of Hooters of America Inc. who made a fortune selling chicken wings served by scantily clad waitresses, was found dead at his home Sunday, officials said. He was 69. It was unclear how Brooks died. The Horry County coroner's office told The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News that an autopsy would be performed Monday. Several calls to the coroner's office by The Associated Press went unanswered. Since opening its first store in Clearwater, Fla., in 1983, the chain has expanded across the U.S. and into more than a dozen countries ranging from Taiwan to Venezuela. Hooters has about 61 million annual visitors to its some 425 restaurants. Brooks, born on a tobacco farm outside Loris near Myrtle Beach, founded Eastern Foods Inc., which makes dressings and sauces, in 1966. With a group of Atlanta investors, Brooks bought expansion and franchise rights for the Hooters chain in 1984. He eventually bought majority control and became chairman. Local leaders remembered Brooks as a sharp businessman with a down-home flair who never forgot where he came from. "Whenever I saw him, the first question and usually the last question from him was, 'What can I do to help ya?'" said Brad Dean, president of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. He also shared his wealth, giving $2 million to Coastal Carolina University for its first football stadium, which was named Brooks Stadium in 2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermdog Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 Ironic death age...69..probably had a great life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeBee Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Seriously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 R.I.P Dude had some serious skill to make it in the buisness. Boobs+Beer and chicken wings+ TV's everywere on every sports channel ever made= Money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 ha ha ha dead at "69" Hooters, "69" get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 seems appropriate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 i will drop an honorary fork for him next time i got to hooters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup BDC Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 "Dead in 69"?! Sometimes you gotta die with a dick in your mouth. I thought the chairman of Hooters was Asian.. Anyone else hear that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I sometimes eat at the first Hooter's restaurant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinmasta Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Ironic death age...69..probably had a great lifecosigned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man with the Answers Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I think it relates to the whole Ken Lay murder conspiracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Cocaine overdose, covered up with the term 'massive coronary'... They should bury him in the Hooters uniform, just because... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 ^hahahahahaaaaa yeeess!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I doubt it was just the coke.... but combine that with a lifetime of eating bar 'food', and the ticker just can't take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 haha, 69. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydoses Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 six nine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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