Hooters Founder Found Dead
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060717/...ge/obit_brooks

Hooters chairman Brooks found dead Sun Jul 16, 10:20 PM ET

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.

I'm so sorry, but my mind is clearly in the gutter toady. When I first scanned this post, I read the above as, "the Horny County Coroner's Office."

Somehow, that seemed possible in this case.

RIP, Mr. Brooks.

I too read it ast that!!

But one should never wish bad luck on a person who made it!:(

Wonder if He a was making a Hooter Girl?

Sorry, couldnt help that one!:rolleyes:

I find it ironic that the founder of Hooters died at 69.

It would have been even better if the county really was "Horny County." See above.