Dan and Frank Carney
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Dan Carney | |
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Born | 1931 (age 92–93) Wichita, Kansas, United States |
Occupation | Business entrepreneur |
Known for | Pizza Hut |
Family | Mike Carney (son) |
Frank Carney | |
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Born | April 26, 1938 Papa John's Pizza |
Brothers Dan (born 1931) and Frank Carney (April 26, 1938 – December 2, 2020) were American businessmen who founded Pizza Hut.[1]
Early years
Dan and Frank Carney were born into a blended family of twelve children, and raised in Wichita, Kansas, where Dan still lives today.[2][3] Although Frank Carney dropped out of Wichita State University, where he studied engineering, he later returned to the university to receive a degree in general studies and mathematics.[4]
Pizza Hut
In 1958, the brothers borrowed $600 from their mother and opened a pizza restaurant catering to students after a local real estate agent with an unrented building convinced them that pizza would be a promising business.
The Carney brothers have been featured in the History Channel series The Food That Built America.[6]
Later years
Frank
Frank became a franchisee of
Frank sat on the board of Intrust Financial Corp., Intrust Bank, N.A. He was the past president of the International Franchise Association (IFA) and the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce. Industry honors include the 1975 Silver Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association, and the 1974 Man Of The Year in the Multi-Unit Foodservice Organization. He was a 1991 inductee into the IFA Hall of Fame.[8]
Frank was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2009.[9] He died from pneumonia following a recovery from COVID-19, at 4:30am on December 2, 2020, at the age of 82.[10][11]
Dan
Dan spent several years of his adult life playing recreational polo along with his son, professional polo player, Mike Carney,[12] president of Fairfield Polo Club in Wichita, Kansas.[13] In 2001 he was awarded the Junior Achievement Wichita Business Hall of Fame.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Dan and Frank Carney". Kshs.org. Kansas Historical Society. March 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Contemporary Honors Award Recipient: Dan and Frank Carney". Emporia State University – School of Business. 2003. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Carney, Frank". Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ Hagerty, James R. (December 3, 2020). "Frank Carney, Pizza Hut Co-Founder, Dies at Age 82". Wsj.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Wichita Entrepreneurs: Pizza Hut Founder Dan Carney". KMUW. December 17, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Pizza Wars | HISTORY". Play.history.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ 9L9EX17J (August 20, 2018), 1998 Papa John's Pizza commercial, retrieved February 20, 2019
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- ^ Rengers, Carrie. "Pizza Hut co-founder's compassionate-care Alzheimer's trial leads to hope for others". Kansas.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Community remembers Frank Carney, Pizza Hut co-founder, who dies at 82". Ksn.com. December 2, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Pizza Hut co-founder Frank Carney dead at 82". WFTV. December 3, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Costello, Jeremy. "Polo Club is right in Andover's backyard". Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Welcome". Wichita Polo, Fairfield Polo Club. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Wichita Business Magazine – March 2022 Issue by E2 Communications & Publishing – Issuu". issuu.com. March 6, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.