Frank Gordy

Frank Gordy (died 1983) is the founder of The Varsity chain of restaurants, which includes the world's largest drive-in restaurant on North Avenue near Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA.

He graduated from Reinhardt University before beginning his studies at Georgia Tech.[1] Gordy dropped out of Tech in 1925 to start his restaurant chain, which opened in April 1928.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Excellence, Hard Work, Loyalty And Love --- Evelyn Gordy-Rankin’s Legacy At Reinhardt College". Reinhardt College. http://www.reinhardt.edu/News/0607Releases/Gordy_rankin_legacy.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-03. 
  2. ^ "World's Largest Drive-In". Free Enterprise Land. http://www.freeenterpriseland.com/BOOK/VARSITY.html. Retrieved 2007-08-03. 
  3. ^ "The Varsity". Ramblin' Memories. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20070905033424/http://gtalumni.org/Publications/techtraditions/traditions/varsity.html. Retrieved 2007-08-03.