Ray Kroc
Entrepreneur, Organization founder
1902 – 1984
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Who was Ray Kroc?
Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc was an American businessman of Czech origin. He joined McDonald's in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world. Kroc was included in Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, and amassed a fortune during his lifetime. He owned the San Diego Padres baseball team from 1974 until his death in 1984. Similar to another fast-food giant, KFC founder Harland Sanders, Kroc's success came late in life when he was past his 50th birthday.
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- Born
- Oct 5, 1902
Oak Park - Also known as
- Raymond Albert Kroc
- Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc
- Parents
- Spouses
- Joan Kroc
(1969 - 1984/01/14) - Ethel Fleming
(1922 - 1961) - Jane Dobbins Green
(1963 - 1968)
- Joan Kroc
- Ethnicity
- White American
- Czechs
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Oak Park and River Forest High School
- Lived in
- Oak Park
- Died
- Jan 14, 1984
San Diego - Resting place
- California
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on July 23, 2013
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